Carpet sample of Mendhi 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 Mendhi design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is red with patches of pink, orange, and white mixed in. At the bottom of the carpet is a design that is part of a hand with different lined designs on each finger. The rest of the carpet sample has multiple geometric designs including two diamonds with lined designs within them above the hand. On the back of the carpet sample is a printed blue and white label for Malene B. Carpets with handwritten information about the sampl 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: 2025.18.1
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: 24 × 23 7/8 in. (61 × 60.6 cm)