African Walking Canes

Walking canes are very important to us. Purchasing these African canes help sustain many of our artisans and their families.

Walking canes are an essnetial part of rural African culture and daily life. When one considers how these communities are located in the African bush amongst many wild and dangerous animals, the cane is essentially used as a protective weapon. They have also taken on symbols of prestige and tokenism. Many tribal chiefs would use them much like a mace when presiding over important functions.

As is the case with all of our art, each cane is hand carved, and these are a very popular category. They make terrific gifts and display items of interest, whether grouped in a collection or mounted on the wall.

The canes from Ghana are typically made from lighter sese wood, and the heavier canes from Kenya are made from mvuli wood.

Please note that ALL of our walking canes are for DECORATIVE USE ONLY, and must not be used as medicinal walking aids.

Please note that as each item is hand carved, occasionally there might be slight variations in color or pattern from the items pictured.