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Apes use sticks as tools. To mankind a stick can either symbolize the greatest of powers or the inability to stand independently on two feet. Walking sticks, staffs, canes and batons have been associated with old age, piety, power and the supernatural since ancient times. With the dangerous makhila, the magic wand, the holy crozier and the mighty scepter, wood, make, symbols, and decoration are all a cultural given. It allows us to tell the world’s history step by step. |
