Created by
Unidentified
Used by
Hicks, Valeria
Date
ca. 1969
Medium
glass, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (8.3 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm)
Description
Metal hairpin with semi-translucent blue glass sphere at end. The metal is slightly corroded.
Place used
Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Jewelry and Adornment
Weapons and Ammunition
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Black Power (Black Pride)
Type
hairpins
Topic
Activism
Black power
Civil rights
Hair
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barbara Hicks-Collins in memory of father, Robert "Bob" Hicks; Aunt, Grace Hicks-Berry; sister, Valeria Hicks-Smith and in honor of mother, Valeria Payton-Hicks and women of the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement
Object number
2014.60.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a63c23a-c141-441a-8eca-427c711a6fe4

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