CHOOSE ONE ... When you check out "leave seller a message" and in that put your choice "leafed branch" or "arrow" I will change this to reflect when one of the designs has sold out and there will be no necessity for choosing then
Jeremy began these tiny talking sticks by cutting small tree branches, removing all but the very ends of the bark - then painting the exposed wood red (a color often used to paint root clubs, walking sticks and talking sticks 1920-1960) - Jeremy added a key ring to the top then carved traditional Wabanaki designs on the sticks.... here there are "arrow" designs on 2 sticks and a "leafed branch" on the other. Penobscots are one of five tribes making up the Wabanaki Confederacy.
The sticks are about 5" long and about 1/4" in diameter. The key rings are 3/4" in diameter.
Wood carving is a traditional art form that the Penobscots were using prior to European contact. Jeremy Violette is the youngest Penobscot chip carver that I know of. Jeremy does traditional chip carving with incised work -
Chip
carving is a traditional art form that the Penobscots were using prior
to European contact. Jeremy Violette is the youngest Penobscot chip carver that I know of. Traditional chip carvers are few and it is great to see a new addition to this age old craft!
Talking sticks were used in tribal council meetings, the only one who could speak was the one holding the talking stick. You will receive more information about talking sticks with this purchase
Talking sticks were decorated, but only here in Maine and eastern Canada do the designs include chip carving. Chip carving is unique to the North East among Native Americans.
DON'T FORGET to "leave seller a message" telling me which design you want!!