72" Hickory Kiln Dried Hiking Stick with Hand Carved Wood Spirit. This staff has a leather strap above the handle and a quality rubber stopper on the tip. Made in the USA. Each hickory hiking stick is unique in the amount of bark on it and each carving is hand-carved with minor variations in the artist's approach. Using walking sticks and canes are excellent ways to support one's self while walking through the town or out in nature. Carved sticks and canes are functional and also make great conversation pieces. Use your stick to overturn leaves on the trail, as support for a weaker leg, for balance while going up and down hills, or as a decoration piece in your home. These functional pieces of art make the perfect gift for that “hard to buy for” person in your family or life. Wood types used are woods grown from the Ozarks such as hickory, elm, oak, dogwood, hawthorn, persimmon, and others. The types chosen are upon availability.