Owl Oval Bead Patch

Proudly display this Owl patch to show your Wood Badge loyalty.  For all those who can claim, "I used to be an owl".This is a great gift for your patrol at reunions or to give to your patrol as a Thank You for the great memories. Native Americans associated the meaning of owl with wisdom, foresight, and the keeper of sacred knowledge. In looking for a suitable recognition for the 19 men who completed the first Wood Badge course, the hero of the 217-day siege of the South African town of Mafeking in 1900 found among his old army trophies and souvenirs a long necklace of quaintly carved wooden beads. In 1888, during the African Zulu wars, Baden-Powell found the necklace in a hut that had been recently deserted by the African King Dinizulu (Dinny-Zulu). He presented each man who had taken part in the camp with one of the beads. They were badges of wood. The beads gave the training its name - the Wood Badge Course. These simple wooden beads signify the completion of the training course so