Alpha Kappa Alpha varsity cardigan belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1968-1984
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Chicago Knitting Mills, American, founded 1968
label: Subject of
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 varsity cardigan belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a pink wool vee-neck cardigan with bright green trim and brown plastic buttons. The green trim is at the neckline, along the front opening, the cuffs and in three bands around the upper arms. On each arm is an elbow patch in green with pink vertical letters that read “A / K /A.” The cardigan has two front pockets at waist level. There are no flaps on the openings and the pockets are lined in green. On the proper right front cardigan breast are the varsity letters “A /K / A” placed on the diagonal. The letters are pink with green trim. On the proper left front breast is a patch of a pink ivy leaf with the letters “A /K /A” in each point and a sorority symbol in the middle. The ivy leaf is outlined in green and has white polka dots around the edge. Below the ivy leaf patch is a patch of a twinning vine of ivy in green. On the back of the cardigan are green letters applied as a large patch. The letters read “ALPHA / KAPPA / ALPHA / SORORITY INC.” Sewn on the inside of the neckline is a cloth tag with brown text that reads “100% Pure Wool -Dry Clean Only / CHICAGO / KNITTING MILLS / 4440 W. DIVERSEY – CHICAGO, ILL. / NAME_____.”
place: label: Place made
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: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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: A2022.13.1.26
objectType: label: Type
content: sweaters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Alpha Kappa Alpha
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool (textile) with plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 25 3/8 × 17 1/8 in. (64.5 × 43.5 cm)