Abstract:
The paper presents the results of the study regarding the diversity of pillowcases as elements of traditional interior decoration. The results of the study are derived from investigations in the field, in the Republic of Moldova, analyzing the targeted handicraft products from private collections as well as those in museum heritage. The presence of usual, ceremonial-ritual and decorative pillow faces was found. Each group is distinguished by its specific peculiarities that determine their aesthetics: shape, chromaticity, ornamental motifs, structural-compositional organization, applied decoration techniques, dimensional characteristics.