Australian Aboriginal Orange Painted Clap Sticks boomerang pin and there must once have

and there must once have been a crank mechanism that this "wheel" connected to

1920s or earlier

Those waving flags between the two are pretty good too

It is truly a beautiful object

And what a terrific ashtray it is

Australian Aboriginal Orange Painted Clap Sticks boomerang pin and there must once haveThis is a beautiful pair of vintage hand painted Australian Aboriginal clap sticks. Clapsticks or "clappers" are used to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants. I really love these as three dimensional paintings, and also as wonderful objects to hold in the hands. Plus, they make a terrific clap when struck together! The level of detail on this pair, as well as their long, thin forms, makes them as fine as any I've seen. 9 1 2" long x 5 8" in