Walking stick stick. In addition to its value as a decorative accessory, it also continued to fulfil some of the function of the sword as a weapon. The standard cane was rattan with a rounded metal grip. The clouded cane was made of malacca (rattan stems) and showed the patina of age: Some canes had specially weighted metalwork. Other types of wood, such as hickory, are equally suitable. Various staffs of office derived from walking sticks or staffs are used by both western and eastern Christian churches. In Islam the walking stick ('Asa) is considered a Sunnah and Muslims are encouraged to
The Walking Stick The Walking Stick The Walking Stick is a 1970 British crime drama film based on the 1967 novel by Winston Graham. it was directed by Eric Till and starring David Hemmings and Samantha Eggar. "Cavatina" was used as the film's theme, eight years before the piece became famous as the theme for "The Deer Hunter" (1978). 26-year-old Deborah Dainton suffers from a limp as a result of polio. Treatment for the disease as a child has left her claustrophobic and reclusive in large crowds. Her rigid and controlled life is transformed when she meets a struggling artist, Leigh Hartley, at