Gavel used by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
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: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.85.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gavels (ceremonial mallets)
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: 10 1/2 × 3 × 1 1/2 in. (26.7 × 7.6 × 3.8 cm)