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Independent Order of Odd Fellows Encampment Degree Tracing Board
Possibly the Henderson-Ames C…
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Encampment Degree Tracing Board
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Encampment Degree Tracing Board
Possibly the Henderson-Ames C…
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Encampment Degree Tracing Board Possibly the Henderson-Ames Company Photo by José Andrés Ramírez
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows Encampment Degree Tracing Board

Date1875–1925
Place/RegionKalamazoo, Michigan, United States
MediumPaint on canvas, with wood
Dimensions66 1/2 × 39 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Kendra and Allan Daniel
Accession number2015.1.32
CopyrightCopyright for this work is under review.
Description

This tracing board was used by an Odd Fellows Encampment to help their initiates learn the lessons and symbols of their ritual. It is divided into sections showing the three pillars representing faith, hope, and charity; the tent reminding members of their duty of hospitality; the scrip, sandals, and crook signifying that life is a journey; the altar of incense; the tables of stone with cross and crescent representing religious tolerance; and the altar of burnt offering.

Stacy C. Hollander, "Independent Order of Odd Fellows Encampment Degree Tracing Board," exhibition label for Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2016.

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