Carpet sample of Mendhi design from Malene Barnett

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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