Alpha Kappa Alpha jacket owned by Sarah Clark
Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Sara M. Clark, American, 1936 - 2001
- Subject of
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Description
- A shiny green jacket with embroidery on the front and back. The jacket’s sleeve cuff, waist, and collar are made of elastic material. The jacket has a white lining and a black zipper down front. Embroidery on the proper right chest of the jacket reads "Sara." Embroidery on the proper left chest of the jacket reads “A.K.A." The Alpha Kappa Alpha seal and the Alpha Kappa Alpha motto are embroidered on the jackets back.
- 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.
- after 1954
- Object number
- 2013.133.1.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- jackets
- Medium
- synthetic fiber and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 30 1/2 x 24 in. (77.5 x 61 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Associations and institutions
- Clothing and dress
- Education
- Sororities
- Women
- Women's organizations
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.133.1.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5689b84e8-f59d-421f-b7f7-a851e4e75c05
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