Alpha Kappa Alpha ivy leaf badge belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

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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.

This is an Alpha Kappa Alpha badge belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a gold pin in the shape of a green enameled ivy leaf with a rim of small pearls. At the pinnacle of the leaf is a single clear crystal. The green enamel has gold Greek letters in the three lobes of the ivy leaf that spell “AKA.” In the center is a Greek symbol. The back of the pin had a vertical bar for pinning with a small, short gold colored chain hanging off it.

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