Flag for Alpha Kappa Alpha: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pink flag made from synthetic fabric. The heading of the flag is white with brass grommets. The flag is decorated on one side with the Alpha Kappa Alpha seal. The seal is green and brown. Along the flag's top edge, in black lettering, is "ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY INCORPORATED."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1992-2008
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
• Type: flags
• Medium: synthetic fiber, metal
• Dimensions: H x W: 39 1/2 x 58 1/4 in. (100.3 x 148 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Sororities
• Topic: Women
• Topic: Women's organizations
• Object number: 2013.133.1.3
• 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.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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