talking stick, oglala lakota sioux, pine ridge reservation, south dakota

Pricing & History
  • Sold for
    Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
  • Sold Date
  • Source eBay
This listing is for ONE beaded lakota talking stick made by enrolled artisan Floyd Moose.............this talking stick is 14 1/2 inches long.....it has buffalo (BISON) bone arrowhead.....it is wrapped with glass seed beads and deer buckskin.....A TALKING STICK IS USED AT COUNCIL OR OTHER MEETINGS WHERE "ORDER" IS TO BE KEPT.THE PERSON HOLDING THE TALKING STICK IS THE ONLY PERSON PERMITTED TO SPEAK...ALL OTHERS MUST REMAIN SILENT AND ATTENTATIVE WHILE WAITING THEIR TURN TO HOLD THE TALKING STICK AND SPEAK...THIS PROCEEDURE CONTINUES UNTIL ALL PERSONS HAVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD THE TALKING STICK AND SPEAK....This proceedure is used in much of "corporate america" today....questions are welcome......