Pilgrim's staff

The pilgrim's staff is a walking stick used by pilgrims on the Way of St. James to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Generally, the stick has a hook on it so that something may be hung from it. The walking stick sometimes has a cross piece on it. The pilgrim's staff has a strong association with the veneration of Saint James the Great and the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

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• Kongojo kata the pilgrim s staff
• Pilgrim s staff talk
• References

The pilgrim's staff is also a heraldic device.