Large AKA wooden paddle belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1940
name: label: Created by
content: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
label: Signed by
content: Marie Bridgeforth, American
label: Signed by
content: Margaret Brown, American
label: Signed by
content: Edwina Dickson, American
label: Signed by
content: Jessmona Graham, American
label: Signed by
content: Vera Horne, American
label: Signed by
content: Wynona Moore, American
label: Signed by
content: Janice Murphy, American
label: Signed by
content: Hattie MacDonald, American
label: Signed by
content: Jane Parker, American
label: Signed by
content: Harriet Salter, American
label: Signed by
content: Mildred Turrentine, American
label: Signed by
content: Jean Moses, American
label: Signed by
content: Lucy Dillard, American
label: Signed by
content: Rosemary Braziel, American
label: Signed by
content: Roberta Eastland, American
label: Signed by
content: Maralyn Warner, American
label: Signed by
content: Mildred Kennedy, American
label: Signed by
content: Pauline Redd, American
label: Signed by
content: Anita Rodgers, American
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a large wood sorority paddle. Down one side are large Greek letters Alpha Kappa Alpha “A / K/ A” in black paint. Under the letters is a symbol similar to an upside-down Greek letter psi, also in black paint. Along the handle in black paint is text that reads “SOROR BARNETT.” On the other side of the paddle along the handle in black paint is text that reads “PROBATION – 1940.” Above on the body of the paddle in black paint is the word “SORORS” followed by a list of thirteen women’s names. Below them is the word “WORMS” followed by a list of seven women’s names.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
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: A2022.13.1.4
objectType: label: Type
content: paddles (ball game equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 36 × 3 7/8 × 5/8 in. (91.5 × 9.8 × 1.6 cm)