Fabric sample of Combs design from 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 the "Combs" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritex. At the top of the fabric sample is a black cardboard tag with [AFRITEX] printed across the center in white on the front and the address and phone number on the back. Written on the right side of the back of the tag in tan marker is [AF 34]. The design printed on the fabric are multiple rows of hair picks with heads at the top of them. The color of the hair picks alternate by each row between red with black details and black with red details. The hair picks also alternate which direction they are pointing towards, either left or right by row. The rows of red hair picks point towards the left side and have three vertical lines at the top with one horizontal line and two half circles below it. The rows of black hair picks point towards the right and have one horizontal line across the top with two half circles below it. The design has a green and red abstract background. There are creases in the fabric where it was previously folded.
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: 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: 2025.18.9
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: ink on cloth and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 5/16 × 12 in. (56.7 × 30.5 cm)