A ceremonial stick that grants the holder the right to speak in a group discussion.
A ceremonial stick that grants the holder the right to speak in a group discussion.
These "talking sticks" appear to have been made according to some conventional design known among the tribes using them.
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A stick used to play drums.
(Australia) A piece of wood, etched with angular lines and dots, traditionally used by Australian aborigines to communicate messages between different clans and language groups.
A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
(Australia) A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
(Australia) A piece of wood which is used by aboriginal Australians as part of or a form of communication either by being carved or by another method.
The same day that he read the talking-stick, he had asked permission to go to his own country,