Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for Kamsa and Siva (26th Degree)
1915-1919
Walter Tripp (1868-1926)
USA: Massachusetts, Boston
Print process on paper, opaque watercolor, graphite, ink
overall: 10"h x 8"w
Gift of the Supreme Council, 33º, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
2011.068.198

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for Kamsa and Siva (26th degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing long light green robe with long sleeves and gold trim along the bottom. Over the robe he wears a short blue tunic with short sleeves and elaborate gold trim. He wears a gold belt with tassel and gold bracelets at his wrists. Red beaded necklace. He wears light blue and gold slippers. He wears a gold turban with decoration. He stands with both arms raised up, bent at the elbows.Attached to the back is a typewritten piece of paper headed "C. 55 & 56. / XXVI-3 & 4. Kamsa & Siva." This is followed by a description of the various costume elements and a note on their sources.