RARE Antique ODD FELLOWS Finest RITUAL GOLIATH HEAD! 1880s Great OCCULT FOLK ART

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PRESENTING A VERY IMPRESSIVE & EXTREMELY RARE HIGH-QUALITY LARGE-SIZE HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1880's AUTHENTIC ODD FELLOWS SYMBOLIC HAND-SCULPTED PAPER-MACHE RITUAL GOLIATH’S HEAD! WONDERFUL SECRET SOCIETY & OCCULT FOLK ART!
Here is a Beautifully Preserved and Extremely Rare Historic Antique circa 1880’s Hand-Sculpted Goliath Head used in Esoteric Rituals of the Masonic inspired Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The head is made from Paper-Mache with Horse Hair for beard. Any age wear is shown via photos. Whatever patchiness is slight. Beard is mostly full and thick (others often are patched up). Minor surface cracks and some damage to the back of neck and interior scalp as shown in photos. This once belonged to a lodge in the former Odd Fellows and Masonic Building in Norfolk, Virginia.
Total length with beard is approximately 18 inches. Head alone is 12 inches. VERY IMPRESSIVE & EXTREMELY RARE HIGH-QUALITY LARGE-SIZE HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1880's AUTHENTIC ODD FELLOWS SYMBOLIC HAND-SCULPTED PAPER-MACHE RITUAL GOLIATH’S HEAD! WONDERFUL SECRET SOCIETY & OCCULT FOLK ART!
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FREEMASONRY, ODD FELLOWSHIP &MASONS
Known as the "Three Link Fraternity", the various Orders of” Odd Fellows” around the world, while often being mislabeled as belonging to the Masonic fraternity (which they were not), were nonetheless heavily connected to Freemasonry in more then just a small handful of ways. Inspired by Freemasonry, the Odd Fellows as a movement came to America from England (splitting from the “Manchester Unity Order of Odd Fellows”) and by the 1880's they had become one of the largest (and due to their phenomenal insurance benefits, they at one time were THE largest) of all so-called "Secret" or Fraternal Societies in the United States (even outnumbering the Masons). While borrowing many Masonic symbols and regalia, such as the use of Aprons, images of Skulls, Beehives, the All-Seeing-Eye, Globes among hundreds of other Masonic elements and also following along the esoteric and spiritual lines of the Masonic Brotherhood, the Odd Fellows performed a wide variety of colorful and esoteric oriented rituals and initiations. Unjustly condemned by misguided segments within Catholicism and some other churches as being an Occult organization, with Pagan and even Satanic ideals, the misunderstood Odd Fellows, nonetheless thrived greatly during that early period. Standing for the universal human principles of "Friendship, Love and Truth", the group formed a significant nucleus of esoteric America and other parts of the world such as England, the Netherlands, Australia, etc. It should be mentioned that the Odd Fellows, like the Masons existed all over the world. While today no longer a prominent presence, curiously, there are still branches in Europe, Australia, etc. One often recognizes this Order by the three letters, "FLT" which stand for "FRIENDSHIP, LOVE & TRUTH" and which appears on much of their regalia. Their mottos included the following: VISIT THE SICK, RELIEVE THE DISTRESSED, BURY THE DEAD and EDUCATE THE ORPHANS. Much forgotten is the fact that (perhaps because of the insurance benefits), over two thirds (if not more) of all Odd Fellows consisted of members who also belonged to Masonry. Although today quite a small organization, we ourselves are aware of individual Odd Fellow members who are also active in their Masonic Lodges. The military-like “Patriarchs Militant”, once a spectacular feature as units in massive parades, with their extravagant costumes and brandishing their highly ornate swords, betray the obvious influence of the Masonic Order of Knights Templar.