This 11" Lakota talking stick from the PineRidge Reserevation in South Dakota and is wrapped with gold or brown elk buckskin... the beads are glass crow beads (black, white, red, yellow) and the arrowhead is genuine flint...it comes with AUTHENTICITY tag with the artisans name and tribal registration number... .. the talking stick is to be used at council or other gatherings where "order" must be kept... the person holding the talking stick is the only person allowed to speak... all others are required to be silent and attentive while waiting their turn to hold the stick and speak... this continues untill all persons have had the opportunity to hold the stick and speak... all questions are very welcome... domestic Priority mail shipping is icluded in the purchase price....INTERNATIONAL priority mail depends on destination........
