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

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture