Independent Order of Odd Fellows Bundle of Sticks1875–192513 5/8 × 2" diam.Paint and twine on woodGift of Kendra and Allan Daniel2015.1.6801554915096Artist unidentifiedSculptureUnited StatesThree Dimensional WorksFraternal Art and ObjectsThe bundle of sticks, sometimes called the bundle of rods, is a symbol unique to the Odd Fellows. Lodges used these prop bundles of sticks in their First Degree to signify the “importance of concentrated effort,” demonstrating that those who stand together are stronger than one man standing alone. The W. E. Floding Company of Atlanta offered a “nicely finished” bundle of sticks for sixty cents in one late-nineteenth century catalog, while adding gilding and “extra finish” drove the price to ninety cents.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Independent Order of Odd Fellows Bundle of Sticks," 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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To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org18751925 2015 1 68 The bundle of sticks, sometimes called the bundle of rods, is a symbol unique to the Odd Fellows. Lodges used these prop bundles of sticks in their First Degree to signify the “importance of concentrated effort,” demonstrating that those who stand together are stronger than one man standing alone. The W. E. Floding Company of Atlanta offered a “nicely finished” bundle of sticks for sixty cents in one late-nineteenth century catalog, while adding gilding and “extra finish” drove the price to ninety cents.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Independent Order of Odd Fellows Bundle of Sticks," 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.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org