Australian Aboriginal Wooden Clapsticks with Pyrographed Decoration - A Pair triple vase I found in the downstairs

I found in the downstairs bar of a Brookline

Glazed a striking

A great gift for an office mate or just for you

The surface of this piece is beautifully weathered to smoothness

satisfying snap closure that adds to the feeling that this is an indestructible thing

Australian Aboriginal Wooden Clapsticks with Pyrographed Decoration - A Pair triple vase I found in the downstairsThese wooden clapsticks, or clappers, or singing sticks, make a terrifically satisfying clap when struck in addition to being wonderful objects that feel great in the hand. There is a fantastic variety of Australian Aboriginal clapsticks out there many decorated with burned designs like these, others painted and or carved. They have been used as percussive instruments for thousands of years, often in concert with the didgeridoo, a wind instrument of