Carpet sample of Papunya design from Malene Barnett

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A carpet sample of the Papunya design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample has a dark brown background with a brown, orange, tan, yellow, and blue abstract design. The design consists of multiple circles of each color creating different lines and shapes on the carpet. At the top left corner there is a circle made of two rows of light tan circles. At the top right corner there is a circle made of dark yellow circles and the inside is filled with blue circles. There are two rows of brown circles across the center of the carpet. At the bottom center there are two diagonal columns of orange circles that meet at the top and below them are blue circles in the same design. On the left edge are three rows of blue circles with two rows of tan circles below them. On the right edge are two rows of yellow circles.

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