Australian Aboriginal Burnt Incised Wood Clap Sticks
Purchased in Australia in 1995, these Clap Sticks are in prefer brand-new condition. One measures 11.5 inches and the other measures 10.5 inches.Clapsticks are a traditional Australian Aboriginal instrument. They are a type of drumstick but unlike drumsticks, which are generally used to strike a drum, clapsticks are intended for striking one stick on the other.In northern Australia, clapsticks would traditionally accompany the didgeridoo, and are called bimli or bilma by the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia