Vest, Denim - CSA

 
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Denim vest worn by a CSA member
Vest, Denim - CSA
Denim vest worn by a CSA member
Denim vest worn by a CSA member

Vest, Denim - CSA

Object number2008.257.01
Dateca 1971
MediumDemin, Brass, Metal
Dimensions24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionDenim vest worn by a CSA (the covenant, the sword, and the arm of the lord) member. The CSA was a paramilitary radical group formed in 1971 in Elijah, Arkansas by polygamist James Ellison.

The vest is adorned with swastikas, "Father of Unity" tags (placed on the vest like epaulettes would be placed on a military uniform, two "For (forming our own utopia) "was here" buttons, a "FTW" patch, Harley Davidson "Sheriff's Star" pin on the front of the vest. The back is adorned with a Harley Davidson patch, "08-80" patch, a hand painted serpent, and a metal plate that reads, "Forming out own Utopia".
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