Carpet sample of Mustique design from Malene Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 2015
name: label: Designed by
content: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American
notes: label: Description
content: A carpet sample of the Mustique design from Malene Barnett. The carpet is made from light brown and blue jute with a flatweave technique. The design of the carpet has two columns of blue diamonds with designs at their center. The designs on the columns of diamonds on the left and right edge are smaller diamonds within the larger one. The design in the center column is two half diamond shapes over one another separated by three circles across the center. 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. Written at the bottom right corner of the label is [28/35].
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: 2025.18.8
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: jute
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 3/4 × 11 5/8 in. (32.4 × 29.5 cm)