New Item in Knobkerrie Collection Ndebele Tribe

Tim Simmons · 18th February 2024, 06:35 PM

A stick of authority or licence or status or grouping ceremonial. General's or leaders tend not to carry real weapons.

milandro · 18th February 2024, 06:37 PM

exactly so how did the talking stick could have ever evolved from a weapon?

Tim Simmons · 18th February 2024, 06:48 PM

Because they tend to have a hard knob on the end that you can whack people with even symbolically . Like the Roman vine stick.

18th February 2024, 06:35 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,743	A stick of authority or licence or status or grouping ceremonial. General's or leaders tend not to carry real weapons.

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milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 422	exactly so how did the talking stick could have ever evolved from a weapon?

18th February 2024, 06:48 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,743	Because they tend to have a hard knob on the end that you can whack people with even symbolically . Like the Roman vine stick.