- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Date
- ca. 1940s
- Medium
- canvas, ribbon, ink
- Dimensions
- H x W (Apron, no strings): 12 x 14 9/16 in. (30.5 x 37 cm)
- H x W (Apron with strings): 12 x 87 1/2 in. (30.5 x 222.3 cm)
- Description
- Discolored white canvas apron with purple trim and printed iconography of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of the World. Apron consists of two (2) pieces of canvas, a half-circle overtop a larger square. The half-circle piece features stylized purple text that reads [IBPOE of W]. The square canvas features an image of a male elk standing in a field above an elaborate banner bearing the phrase [CERVUS ALCES]. Canvas is trimmed with purple ribbon and has a matching purple tie.
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.17.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




