talking sticks

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Scope note
Thin, wooden staffs, often carved with iconographic figures and sometimes decorated with feathers, beadwork, or other ornamentation. Particularly used by Native North Americans to organize ceremonies.
talking sticks
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024