[cobalt]

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

 

[cobalt]

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