Maori Carved Walking Stick with Handle Buzzy Bee Gifts NZ it's chocolate brown sheepskin suede

it's chocolate brown sheepskin suede

The design is Maori Koru (unfurling fern shoots) with Manuka flowers

The photo slides in at the back

This cow bone toki measures approximately 5cm (2") long

Maori Carved Walking Stick with Handle Buzzy Bee Gifts NZ it's chocolate brown sheepskin suedeThis beautifully and extensively carved Maori walking ( and talking) stick is called a Tokotoko (pronounced To as in "tore" and ko as the "co" in "cork"). Some Maori walking sticks have a handle and some don't this is one with a large, sturdy handle. In Maori tradition, the Tokotoko (a ceremonial carved walking stick) is a symbol of the authority and the status of a speaker on the Maori marae (meeting ground), and it tells of the history from which