Carpet sample of Chiapas design from Malene Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 2011
name: label: Designed by
content: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American
notes: label: Description
content: A carpet sample of the Chiapas design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is made from bamboo silk and wool and has a design in the shape of an eye at the center surrounded by multiple layers. The center of the eye is a white and black circle. The layers surrounding it are striped in varying shades of gray, black, blue, and white.
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: 2025.18.4
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: wool and silk
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 15/16 × 12 3/4 in. (32.9 × 32.4 cm)