Sketch of Sankofa design by Malene Barnett for Afritex
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Designed by
content: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American
label: Created by
content: Afritex, American, founded 1995
notes: label: Description
content: Sketch of the "Sankofa" fabric design, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritex. The sketch is drawn in pen and pencil on white paper. The design of the sketch is four heart shaped lines that all connect together at their bottom ends. The two lines that comprise the hearts curl inwards at the top and outwards at the bottom. There is a larger outline of the shape of the design around the sketch at the center. The design has four lines around it creating a square border and one line through the center.
place: label: Place made
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Malene Djenaba Barnett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2025.18.12
objectType: label: Type
content: sketches
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Afritex
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: graphite and ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)