Welcome to the site! There are a lot of good books out there that cover this subject, and it depends on what kind of walking stick you are talking about. A good general background book is -- A History of Walking Sticks by Michelle J. Prima
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Hi.. I'm newbie in this group n I want to find the walking stick history for my assignment task .. can anyone who got the walking stick history mind to share it with me ? Appreciate !
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Hi, you could try " The celts and celtic society history of walking sticks" a few tit bits there just type it into your browser. there a few sites gives info on it ,some explian the use of different types of sticks suck as crooks , leg cleeks cardigan sticks
from ceromaonial staffs to the moderen day
from ceromaonial staffs to the moderen day
+1 on Rad's recommendation, "A History of Walking Sticks."
You might want to look at http://www.salon.com/2012/01/14/fantastic_folk_art_walking_sticks/ for a review of walking sticks as an American folk art craft.
You might want to look at http://www.salon.com/2012/01/14/fantastic_folk_art_walking_sticks/ for a review of walking sticks as an American folk art craft.
Nice bit of info there with some good carving
Even the greeks romans used them some where also used to mesures cloth etc
one is still used today to open parliment its called the black rod , purley a traditional symbolic act
Then the queen use the mace and rod although there shorter basically came from the same thing a staff symbol of power
Even the greeks romans used them some where also used to mesures cloth etc
one is still used today to open parliment its called the black rod , purley a traditional symbolic act
Then the queen use the mace and rod although there shorter basically came from the same thing a staff symbol of power
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