Uniform, Organizational - Sash

Name/Title

Uniform, Organizational - Sash

Entry/Object ID

2024.30.8

Description

Dark grey sash with medals, ribbons, badges, and pins sewn and clipped on. The top left part of the front of the sash has a red, yellow, and blue ribbon that is attached to a medal. The ribbon has two pins attached that are depicted as feathers. The medal itself reads, "To Save and Serve: Girl Guards." Around the words on the medal there are images of a book, a lantern, an eye, and a crossed "X". Above the medal and ribbon is a pin that reads, "Founder's Guard." To the top right of the sash is a bronze pin of a Native American with the name reading, "A Khi Ko Ka." On the outside of the pin to the back of its head are seven seperate feathers that are arrange to be a headdress. The colors of those feather pins include green, red, yellow, white, navy blue, purple, and gold. Just below the pin of the Native American is a grey, maroon, and white patch that is the Girl Guard logo. The pin reads, "Girl Guards: Soul, Mind, Body, Others." Around the words are images of a book, a lantern, an eye, and a crossed "X". Below the Girl Guard patch is another patch that's grey, maroon, and white of a ribbon that reads, "Save and Serve." Below that patch is a grey, maroon, and white patch that reads, "First Class" with a floral circle around the lettering. Just below that patch is a black and red patch that depicts a cross with gold pins occupying the negative space of the cross that read, "C H I O." Above the Girl Guard badges are two pins that are green with a gold star attached. There is also a pin of the Sunbeam rising sun logo pinned above the badges. There are 24 black badges on the front of the sash and on the back of the sash are an additional 22 badges.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.30

Source or Donor

Peterson, Beverly K. (Baker)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Beverly Peterson

Made/Created

Date made

1976 - 1983

Place

State/Province

Kansas

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: 1976 Made: United States

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sash

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Width

5 in

Length

27-1/2 in

Material

Cloth, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Peterson, Beverly K. (Baker)

Person or Organization

Peterson, Dana

Provenance

Notes

Dr. Beverly Peterson's Girl Guard sash as part of the Salina, KS corps in the 1970s. Donated to the The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum by October 7th, 2024.