Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910  Search this

Subject of:

National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896  Search this

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)

Type:

banners

Place collected:

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1924

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.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

American West  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Communication  Search this

Communities  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this

Women  Search this

Women's organizations  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2010.2.1abc

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Movement:

Women's Club Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a64232d-631d-4e5d-a6c8-91e350a26331

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.2.1abc