Member badge for the I.B.P.O.E. of W.
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
notes: label: Description
content: A three-tiered, gold metal pendant attached to a wide ribbon made of purple silk with gold border and fringed bottom. The first tier of the pendant features a symbol of clasped hands, the second reads [MEMBER], and the third features an elk in black and white. Below the pendant, printed on the pendant is [PANDORA / LODGE No. 2 / I.B.P.O.E. of W. / Newport News, Va.].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Newport News, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Men
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.166.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: badges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and silk
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/4 x 3 in. (21 x 7.6 cm)