Have you seen the beaver dam wood walking sticks available at Hidden Treasures? Each stick is uniquely hand-crafted with Native American designs and decorations.
The topic of walking sticks is one of the most popular on this blog, so here's a little more information about walking sticks and their usage through history.
(1) Walking sticks began as aids for walking, but soon evolved into weapons, tools of trades, religious instruments, and symbols of political prestige and power.
(2) Originally made of wood only, walking sticks gradually became modified and enhanced with rocks, blades, religious markings, and jewelry.
(3) The shepherd's staff with a crook at the top is a variation of the walking stick that indicate the shepherd's occupation.
(4) Walking sticks became sophisticated with secret compartments for hiding money, messages, and other valuables, including weapons.
(5) The cane is a type of walking stick that was modified to convey dignity and wealth, by being constructed with fine woods, ivory, lacquers, brass, sterling silver, and precious stones like diamonds. These were used to indicate the status of the person wielding it.
(6) Rural walking sticks, the opposite of a gentleman's cane, often had a compass embedded in them.
(7) Canes for city use were designed with special compartments for tobacco, drugs, cigars, opera glasses, knives, telescopes, and other items.
(8) Some canes doubled as flutes, providing a dual-use, portable musical instrument/walking aid.
(9) At various times in history, the walking stick or cane were required articles of fashion, occupation, or position in an organization.
(10) Hikers use sturdy walking sticks to clear spider webs out of their path or to poke around the ground to determine if it's marshy before stepping onto a patch of uncertain terrain.
(11) A rabologist is the term signifying a collector of walking sticks.
(12) Walking poles are popular in Europe as devices to facilitate walking through snow.
Stop in and take a look at our collection of walking sticks. What a thoughtful gift they would make for that outdoorsy person in your life.
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