Local ethnographic museum from "Ivan Vazov" gimnasium, village of Stoianovca

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Authors: Viorel Miron
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Abstract

Fragment of the carpet known in the Bulgarian villages of Moldova as "tablava". This carpet, woven on a white background, is rare. The main pattern is a bouquet of multi-colored roses arranged in an octagon with a bright yellow color. Along the edge of the carpet is a woven canvas of so-called "teeth", then a floral strip on a white background, followed by another canvas of "teeth". In the space between them and the "tablava" are colorful geometric and cosmogonic patterns. Woven in the so-called "siliuchano" or picked “by fingers” technique, on a vertical loom. It has been distributed in Bulgarian villages since 1980. This carpet was woven by Shishkova Domnika, village of Stoianovca.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Crafts Textile and Design Fashion and Cultural Textiles Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies

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Journal / source
The British Museum
Publication date
1 January 2026