Alpha Kappa Alpha ivy leaf badge belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1930-2004
name: label: Issued by
content: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is an Alpha Kappa Alpha badge belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a gold pin in the shape of a green enameled ivy leaf with a rim of small pearls. At the pinnacle of the leaf is a single clear crystal. The green enamel has gold Greek letters in the three lobes of the ivy leaf that spell “AKA.” In the center is a Greek symbol. The back of the pin had a vertical bar for pinning with a small, short gold colored chain hanging off it.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Women
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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: Jewelry and Adornment
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: A2022.13.1.76
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (jewelry)
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: enamel on metal with glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9/16 × 9/16 × 5/16 in. (1.4 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm)