Promotional card for Malene B Custom Handmade Carpet
date: label: Date
content: 2009
name: label: Commissioned by
content: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American
notes: label: Description
content: A promotional card for Malene B Custom Handmade Carpet. On the front left side of the card are the words [globally inspired...] printed in black ink over a white background. At the bottom left corner is the Malene B Custom Handmade Carpet logo in black, white, and blue. At the center and on the right side of the front are two images of a rug made by Malene Barnett and a photo of three women. At the center of the card is a photo of a living room with two white couches, a coffee table, and a rug made by Malene Barnett at the center. On the right bottom corner is an up close photo of the design on the rug in the center photo. The design is of multiple rows of black female figures wearing white, green, blue, and brown dresses and gold jewelry. The background behind the figures alternates between white, tan, green, and blue. At the top right corner is a black and white photo of three women with their backs turned to the camera. The women are all wearing different patterned headwraps and dresses. There are other people in the background of the photo.
label: Description
content: The back of the card has a blue background on the left and a white background on the right. On the left side is white text Malene Barnett and how she creates her custom made carpets. At the bottom left side is contact information including the name of the executive Vice President, his email, a phone number, and the website for Malene B Custom Handmade Carpets. On the right side of the card is a photo of Malene Barnett at the center. Above the photo in black is ["Each design is a narrative, nutured from my experiences in traveling the globe..."]. Printed underneath the photo on the right is the Malene B Custom Handmade Carpet logo in black, white, and blue. Printed across the bottom in black is the name and information about the rug pictured on the front of the card.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
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: 2025.18.17
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
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: ink on card stock
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 × 11 in. (15.2 × 27.9 cm)