Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for Turkish Guard (29th 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.
2011.068.220

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for Turkish Guard (29th degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing a short white tunic in white with pink and red pattern and short sleeves. Under this he wears a high-necked yellow tunic with long, wide sleeves and green trim. He wears a red and brown patterned wide sash that holds a curved sword in scabbard. He wears orange shoes that curl up over his toes. He is cleanshaven and wears a blue turban with jewel and green plume at front. He wears gold earrings. He stands with one arm straight out to the side and holds a long spear with the other hand. Handwritten on the back is "C78-12." Attached to the original plastic backing is a red and white label with lettering "C. 78- XXIX Turkish Guard / Tunic, / Over-tunic, / Sandals, / Sash, / Sword, / Spear, / Turban."