Ceremonial Cane

The apprentice to a medicine man would carve the cane under the tutelage of the senior. The senior medicine man would then imbue the cane with a specific spirit.

Cane was buried for a year to darken the wood.

Polished palm wood ceremonial cane made to represent a familar spirit. End is rectangular with a series of symetrical ridges and notches capped by a rounded top.