Maori Walking Stick with Curved Handle and Tiki Carving Maori Korowai Cloaks The ring the Campervan charm

The ring the Campervan charm hangs from has a 5mm hole

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This Maori Hiking Stick is beautifully carved from top to bottom

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The beautifully carved keepsake has natural warmth and classic Kiwi charm

Maori Walking Stick with Curved Handle and Tiki Carving Maori Korowai Cloaks The ring the Campervan charmThis 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 lovely, slightly curved 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