Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs
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Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1924
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910
- Subject of
- National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
- Description
- A purple silk banner with gold fringe and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs' motto, "LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" painted in large gold letters. The banner was used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. T Above the words is a painted design of three interlocking triangles, the center of which is filled with the two on either side in outline. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.1b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has a dowel inserted at the end of the proper left side with a hole for a dowel on the proper right side.
- Place collected
- Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil Rights
- Communication
- Communities
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Women
- Women's organizations
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Movement
- Women's Club Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.2.1abc
- Type
- banners
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- silk (fiber) , wood , paint
- Dimensions
- 2010.2.1a: 37 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (94.6 × 80 × 3.5 cm)
- 2010.2.1b: 13/16 × 31 1/2 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 80 × 2.1 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.2.1abc