Daily Archives: February 1, 2011

A stick by any other name would be as useful. In Ethiopia, men carry sticks, an implement of multiple uses limited only by the holder’s imagination. This stick is perhaps 4-5 feet long and may have a crook, a handle or nothing at its top end. It’s a simple affair really, often just a long branch. It’s carried slung behind the neck and shoulders, the bearer’s wrists draped over it, from which his hands dangle like two wilted flowers.

Sticks are useful for propping up awkwards loads of hay

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