Fabric sample of Mangbetu 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: Fabric sample of "Mangbetu" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritex. The fabric sample is adhered to a sheet of white paper. The sample is purple fabric with a gold design on it. The design is of two profiles of a woman wearing a striped headwrap connected together. There are three rows of the design on the sample. In the top row of the design the heads are facing upwards, on the second row they are facing downwards, and on the bottom row the design is cut off showing only the headwraps. The right edge of the sample shows one profile instead of two connected together.
place: label: Place made
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Central Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
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: 2025.18.15
objectType: label: Type
content: swatches
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: cloth and paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)