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Polish
Customs and Traditions
Ciupaga | Walking
Stick ...
Polish Folk
Art.
Polish
Ciupaga /
Walking Stick
In days of
yore, the
highlanders
carried
walking sticks
called in
polish "ciupaga"
("chew-pa-ga").
The handle
functioned as
an axe; the
pointed tip
doubled as a
spear.
Handmade
ciupagas are
crafted in
Poland from a
long solid
piece of
mountain
hardwood, and
decorated with
a solid brass
handle and
fittings.
Ciupaga is an
extraordinary piece of
history to display in
homes or used during a
folk dances.
[ Above are the
paintings on the
postcards from 1940,
done by Zofia
Stryjenska,
where we
can see the
traditional wooden
axe used during
the dance. ]
