Rare Pair of Odd Fellows Lodge Staffs with Snakes

American, second half of 19^th c. Carved wood, polychrome paint.
Both in great condition retaining original painted surfaces, minor wear.
Provenance: Collection of Robert Horn.
Both Odd Fellows Lodge staffs were found in the mid-west, one in Indiana. The coiled snakes around the tapered staffs with ball finials have both survived in a remarkable state of preservation.