Maori Carved Walking Stick with Handle NZ Made Gifts It hangs from a plaited

It hangs from a plaited adjustable cord

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Maori Carved Walking Stick with Handle NZ Made Gifts It hangs from a plaitedThis 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