Pennant for Howard University: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Howard University pennant with a blue background with an edged red-orange border. The universities bison logo is on the left side the pennant in white. Coming off the bison's horn is a red banner with white text near the back that reads “BISON.” The right side has red-orange text outlined in white that reads “HOWARD/UNIVERSITY.” Along the bottom edge of the lower left corner is white text that reads “WinCraft Made in the U.S.A.” Attached to the left edge is a red-orange strip of added felt. The reverse is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1981-2013
• Manufactured by: Wincraft, Inc., American, founded 1961
• Distributed by: The Collegiate Licensing Company, American, founded 1981
• Subject of: Howard University, American, founded 1867
• Type: pennants
• Medium: felt, thread
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 1/8 in. (30.8 × 76 × 0.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.183.7.1
• 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: © Howard University Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.