Object Details
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.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
ca. 1924
Object number
2010.2.1abc
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
banners
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)
Place collected
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Movement
Women's Club Movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2010.2.1abc