Fabric sample of Sankofa 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: A fabric sample of the "Sankofa" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritext. The fabric is blue with the design in gold. The design on the right side is four heart shaped lines that all connect together at their bottom ends. The two lines that comprise the hearts curl inwards at the top and outwards at the bottom. The design on the left side and at the bottom is one heart with the lines curling inwards at the top. Around each of the hearts are large gold triangles. On the back of the fabric swatch is a yellow stain at the top. Next to the stain is a small piece of green fabric.
place: label: Place made
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: West 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: 2025.18.11
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/4 × 8 1/8 in. (21 × 20.6 cm)