Carpet sample of Batik design from Malene Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 2014
name: label: Designed by
content: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American
notes: label: Description
content: A carpet sample of the Batik design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is made from Tibetan wool and Chinese silk and has an abstract design. The top left side of the sample has a dark purple background and the bottom right side of the sample has a green background. Diagonally across the center of the sample are black shapes and lines. On the left side of the sample there are small groupings of light purple, green, and tan irregular shapes. On the right side of the sample there are light purple and black areas across the bottom. Above them are large groupings of tan irregular shapes. At the top right side are smaller groupings of black, dark purple, light purple, and tan irregular shapes.
label: Description
content: On the back of the carpet sample is a printed blue and white label for Malene B. Carpets with handwritten information about the sample in blue market including the name of the design, the quality of the sample, the size of the sample, the fabric used, and the origin of the fabric.
place: label: Place made
content: New York, Brooklyn County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Textile 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
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
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: 2025.18.5
objectType: label: Type
content: carpets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Malene Djenaba Barnett
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk and wool
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (29.2 × 34.9 cm)