My Wife's African Sticks

Freddy · 1st January 2007, 06:09 PM

Nice collection of sticks, Double D.

I'm also a 'stick man'. Perhaps you should have a look at some former threads about African sticks. They are always interesting.

I especially like the one you talked about (second from the left), but the one next to it, with the mushroom-shaped knob, also looks interesting. Is this one also from South-Africa ?

I want to show you a stick in my collection, which at first looks like an ordinary walking stick.
When I look at the top part, I can see the figure of a person in it. See the 'head' and two small 'arms'. For the rest, it has a plain shaft. At the bottom a heavy iron spike has been added. It resembles the ones found on African spears.
I keep wonder if this 'walking stick' is not some kind of concealed weapon. The iron piece is heavy enough to give a powerful blow. And I'm sure one would be able to 'poke' someone with it, too.

This piece originates from Congo.

Total length : 112,5 cm.
The spike measures 24 cm.

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1st January 2007, 06:09 PM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Nice collection of sticks, Double D. I'm also a 'stick man'. Perhaps you should have a look at some former threads about African sticks. They are always interesting. I especially like the one you talked about (second from the left), but the one next to it, with the mushroom-shaped knob, also looks interesting. Is this one also from South-Africa ? I want to show you a stick in my collection, which at first looks like an ordinary walking stick. When I look at the top part, I can see the figure of a person in it. See the 'head' and two small 'arms'. For the rest, it has a plain shaft. At the bottom a heavy iron spike has been added. It resembles the ones found on African spears. I keep wonder if this 'walking stick' is not some kind of concealed weapon. The iron piece is heavy enough to give a powerful blow. And I'm sure one would be able to 'poke' someone with it, too. This piece originates from Congo. Total length : 112,5 cm. The spike measures 24 cm.