Member badge for the I.B.P.O.E of W.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Three-tiered gold metal member badge for the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World consisting of two hands shaking suspended above the word MEMBER with a decorative medallion below with the intials I.B.P.O.E. of W. around the outside.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 20th century
• Created by: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
• Type: medals
• Medium: metal , enamel and paint
• Dimensions: H x W: 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (11.4 x 5.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Men
• Object number: 2011.166.2.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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