Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Valeria Hicks  Search this

Medium:

glass, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (8.3 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm)

Type:

hairpins

Place used:

Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1969

Description:

Metal hairpin with semi-translucent blue glass sphere at end. The metal is slightly corroded.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Black power  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Hair  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barbara Hicks-Collins in memory of father, Robert "Bob" Hicks; Aunt, Grace Hicks-Berry; sister, Valeria Hicks-Smith and in honor of mother, Valeria Payton-Hicks and women of the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement

Object number:

2014.60.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Jewelry and Adornment

Weapons and Ammunition

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Black Power (Black Pride)

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a63c23a-c141-441a-8eca-427c711a6fe4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.60.2