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  • Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

    Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
    Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910
    Medium
    silk (fiber), wood, paint
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2010.2.2a-d): 38 × 41 × 1 3/8 in. (96.5 × 104.1 × 3.5 cm)
    H x W (2010.2.2a): 36 × 29 in. (91.4 × 73.7 cm)
    H x W x D (2010.2.bc): 1 9/16 × 36 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 93.3 × 4 cm)
    H x W x D (2010.2.2d): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (4 × 4 × 14 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 created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "OKLAHOMA / FEDERATION / OF / COLORED WOMEN / 1910" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. 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 (2010.2.2b) 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 two carved wooden finial painted gold. 2010.2.2c is attached to the rod and 2010.2.2d is detached.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Communities
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--History--1865-1921
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.2.2a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Textiles
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs

    Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs

    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
    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
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Communities
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--History--1865-1921
    Women
    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
    See more items in
    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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