Red wooden paddle from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1979
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Terance Turner
label: Subject of
content: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
notes: label: Description
content: Kappa Alpha Psi red painted wooden paddle. The Greek letters, kappa alpha psi [???], have been hand painted in white paint on the body of the paddle, recto, to the right of an image of the fraternity's crest also hand painted in white. The crest depicts a knight’s helmet with visor above a heraldic shaped shield divided into four sections. The top section has three stars above a wreath with a center bow and a single Greek work. The bottom, left section of the shield depicts two hands clasping. The bottom, center section depicts a scroll with the three Greek letters printed vertically. The bottom, right section depicts an arm holding a bolt. Below the shield, is a banner with Greek text written across the center. The text [Next / Phase] has been hand painted in white paint on the body of the paddle, verso, next to a larger version of the fraternity's crest also hand painted in white. There is a 1cm diameter hole drilled through the top of the handle.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Fraternities
label: Topic
content: Men
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Taalib Abdullah Al 'Ali (Terance Turner)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.127.4
objectType: label: Type
content: paddles (watercraft equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 1/8 × 20 11/16 × 13/16 in. (10.5 × 52.5 × 2 cm)