Pennant for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University pennant with a yellow background and green borders. The pennants snake mascot is on the left side of the pennant. Only the snake’s head, with mouth open, is shown. Written above the snake in green and white text is “FAMU.” Written at the center of the pennant in green and white text is “FLORIDA / A&M.” A coiled green snake is on the right side of the pennant. A strip of black felt is on the left edge of the pennant. Along the bottom edge of the lower left corner in white text is “WinCraft Made in the U.S.A.” The reverse is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: late 20th century - early 21st century
• Manufactured by: Wincraft, Inc., American, founded 1961
• Subject of: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887
• Type: pennants
• Medium: felt and thread
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 1/16 × 30 × 1/8 in. (30.6 × 76.2 × 0.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.183.7.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Florida A&M University Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.