DESCRIPTION 
This is a vintage set of Aboriginal clap sticks, made and painted by an unknown local artist in the early 1980’s in the Kimberley area of Western Australia. They are made from Australian timber and hand painted in the traditional way. 

SOUND
This is a heavy hard wood clapstick. It produces a loud and heavy volume when struck together (clapped). 

Excellent for use in with other loud instruments and with singing and chanting. 

DIMENSIONS, MATERIAL AND ARTIST AND MAKERS DETAILS

BOOMERANG SIZE: 29.5 cm long (11 inches) long  and 6 cm wide (2.6 inches) wide
MATERIAL: Australian native hard wood timber
FINISH: Hand painted using acrylic paint
ARTIST: Unknown 
AREA: Kimberley area of Western Australia 
MADE IN: Western Australia

WHAT ARE CLAP STICKS
Australian Clap Sticks are the main traditional percussion instrument of all Aboriginal people. They are used to provide rhythmic accompaniment for song and dance. They are often used alongside two wooden boomerangs that are also clapped together in Aboriginal musical song and dance. Clap sticks consist of two sticks crafted from various woods and are often intricately decorated. The usual technique employed when using clap sticks is to clap the sticks together to create a rhythm that goes along with the song.

They are called bimli or bilma by the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.