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Gavel used by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

1992

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A gold-toned gavel used by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The head of the gavel is cylindrical and rounded with molded indentations around the circumference of the head. The handle of the gavel is molded into the Greek letters [? S T] written vertically and starting near where the handle meets the head. The bottom of the handle is rounded and tapered, slightly bulbous at the very end.

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Catalog reference: 2014.85.2.1

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