Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Universal Negro Improvement Association, American, founded 1914  Search this

Medium:

2013.68.150.1: cloth and thread and silk (fiber) and metal

2013.68.150.2: cloth and thread

Dimensions:

H x W: 30 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (77.5 × 49.5 cm)

Type:

patches (costume accessories)

jackets

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1990s

Description:

A Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) jacket and patch.

The UNIA military jacket (2013.68.150.1) is black with red and green accents. The collar at the top has metal clasps at the split. The buttons are missing down the middle. The two pockets on either side of the chest has gold buttons. At the end of each sleeve there are three bars (red, green, red) and two gold buttons. The back of the jacket is blank.

The African Legion patch (2013.68.150.2) is green with red accents. The circular patch has a green background and red accents. The circle around the exterior is red thread and the continent of Africa is at center. Black lettering sewn across the continent reads [African Legion]. The back of the patch is blank.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

African diaspora  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Fraternal organizations  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray

Object number:

2013.68.150.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Movement:

Pan Africanism

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bc32d8ab-2f6a-4255-9df7-fbdd97881802

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.68.150.1-.2