Human Faces

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Many wood craftsmen focus specifically on designing and carving wood spirit hiking sticks that are works of art.Wood spirits contain human features and the elements of nature brought together to create a spirit believed by American Indians to protect from the dangers of the woods.

Rustic hand carved designs from the Appalachian Mountains, to more refined style such as the “Sherlock Holmes” cane pictured above. Materials with human features will vary from metal & wood to porcelain & whalebone.

 

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