Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1924
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place collected
content: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Movement
content: Women's Club Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.2.1abc
objectType: label: Type
content: banners
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk (fiber) , wood , paint
label: Dimensions
content: 2010.2.1a: 37 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (94.6 × 80 × 3.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2010.2.1b: 13/16 × 31 1/2 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 80 × 2.1 cm)