Carpet sample of Papunya design from Malene Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 2009
name: label: Designed by
content: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American
notes: label: Description
content: A carpet sample of the Papunya design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample has a dark brown background with a brown, orange, tan, yellow, and blue abstract design. The design consists of multiple circles of each color creating different lines and shapes on the carpet. At the top left corner there is a circle made of two rows of light tan circles. At the top right corner there is a circle made of dark yellow circles and the inside is filled with blue circles. There are two rows of brown circles across the center of the carpet. At the bottom center there are two diagonal columns of orange circles that meet at the top and below them are blue circles in the same design. On the left edge are three rows of blue circles with two rows of tan circles below them. On the right edge are two rows of yellow circles.
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. At the top of the back of the carpet sample is another white label with information about the sample printed on it in black.
place: label: Place made
content: China, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Textile 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: 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: 2025.18.7
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: 11 3/4 × 12 in. (29.8 × 30.5 cm)