Saving Xhosaland's stick crafting culture

Traditional Xhosa sticks cut from the umnquma tree (African wild olive) are increasingly difficult to find in the Eastern Cape where communities are rapidly urbanising at the cost of certain traditional customs. Mike Burgess spoke to East London businessman and traditional stick collector, Gary Harvey, about his journey to locate and support remaining stick crafters.

LAST CHANCE - Thor's 'Haunted' Sculpted Metal Swizzle Sticks Set

Blackthorn Shillelagh Walking Stick handmade in Ireland by

Recapitalising: a fresh start

wood Archives Farmer's Weekly

Crafting, Don't Starve Wiki

Ground Warfare. An International Encyclopedia, V.1-3, 2002, p.1102

Activist Intellectuals and the Quest to Save the Nation

Saving Xhosaland's stick crafting culture

Aboriginal History V34, PDF, Indigenous Australians

SAMUEL JOHNSON OF YORUBA LAND, 1846-1901: RELIGIO

Sixteen Shillelaghs by McCaffrey Crafts