Pin for a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Description
- An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal pin with a stickpin back. The pin is in the shape of a green ivy branch with a gold border. Gold lettering on the green leaves reads “AKA / L / I / F / E / MEMBER.”
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- 20th century
- Object number
- 2013.133.2.7
- Type
- pins (jewelry)
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7/8 x 5/8 x 1/16 in. (2.2 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Associations and institutions
- Education
- Sororities
- Women
- Women's organizations
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.133.2.7
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a80a5141-b157-47a0-9b93-8706c6121eed
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