I recently purchased this Columbian Exposition medal and I'm wondering if any of your readers can shed some light on its origin. It appears to be crudely pressed from a wooden fiber composition and is approximately 37 mm in diameter. Eglit lists this as #244 and erroneously calls it "Tazl-Tarin" when it actually reads "Fazl-Tarin". He describes the indistinct building on the obverse as an Indian Temple. The piece was made with a small ribbon imbedded into the rim for suspension as you can see.

I'm guessing that it may actually picture a structure from the Exposition, perhaps from the Ethnic People's display at the Columbian Exposition. I have owned one other of these over 20 years ago and have never seen another. Can anyone share their knowledge on its history?