On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Created by
Kanework Kanes LLC, American, founded 2011
Galloway, Howard
Subject of
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
Date
2011-2014
Medium
pressure-sensitive tape on wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 27 9/16 × 5 9/16 × 1 in. (70 × 14.2 × 2.5 cm)
Description
A wooden, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity cane wrapped in red plastic tape and decorated with white stripe and white and red stripe decals wrapped along the body of the cane, forming red, diamond shapes. The front of the cane has been decorated with white decals that spell the Greek letters, kappa alpha psi [? / ? / ?] in the top red diamond, [1 / 9 / 1 / 1] in the middle diamond and the Greek letters, Phi Nu Pi [F / ? / ?] in the bottom red diamond. The handle of the cane and the bottom of the cane has been wrapped in a white, plastic tape.
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
canes
Topic
Associations and institutions
Education
Fraternities
Men
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard L. Galloway Jr. / Kanework Kanes
Object number
2014.172.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a42902df-e2a0-4358-b0a1-444b0eebc2f3

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