Carpet sample of Chiapas 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 Chiapas design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is made from bamboo silk and wool and has a design in the shape of an eye at the center surrounded by multiple layers. The center of the eye is a white and black circle. The layers surrounding it are striped in varying shades of gray, black, blue, and white. 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.

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