Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908

Date

after 1913

Medium

metal

Dimensions

5/8 x 5/8 x 3/16 in. (1.6 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm)

Description

An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal lapel pin with a stickpin back. The pin is made up of three green ivy leaves that form a triangle. In each leaf is a gold letter, together spelling "A. K. A." The leaves are on a gold circle border decorated with pearls.

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Type

pins (jewelry)

Topic

Associations and institutions

Education

Sororities

Women

Women's organizations

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Object number

2013.133.2.5

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56a47fd1e-ff43-477b-a2a9-f0de698506f0