Pennant for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University pennant with a dual-toned yellow striped background and blue edges. The universities bulldog logo is on the left side of the pennant in black, yellow, and blue. On the right is yellow text outlined in blue that reads [N.C. A&T]. Along the bottom edge of the lower left corner in blue text is [WinCraft Made in the U.S.A.]. Attached to the left edge is a black strip of added felt. The reverse is blank. A small holographic sticker with a serial number in black text reading [CS36432452] is adhered to the back in the upper right corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: late 20th century - early 21st century
• Manufactured by: Wincraft, Inc., American, founded 1961
• Subject of: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, American, founded 1890
• Type: pennants
• Medium: felt and thread
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 × 29 5/8 × 1/8 in. (30.5 × 75.2 × 0.3 cm)
• Place depicted: North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.183.7.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.