On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
Date
1992
Medium
metal
Dimensions
10 1/2 × 3 × 1 1/2 in. (26.7 × 7.6 × 3.8 cm)
Description
A gold-toned gavel used by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The head of the gavel is cylindrical and rounded with molded indentations around the circumference of the head. The handle of the gavel is molded into the Greek letters [? S T] written vertically and starting near where the handle meets the head. The bottom of the handle is rounded and tapered, slightly bulbous at the very end.
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
gavels (ceremonial mallets)
Topic
Associations and institutions
Sororities
Women
Women's organizations
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Object number
2014.85.2.1
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d0b790c3-ec98-4ff1-b42d-8bb53229a95b

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