Australian Aboriginal Orange Painted Clap Sticks totem shaped letter opener and which carves the landscape

and which carves the landscape into three distinct masses

the vase is  stamped and signed on the underside

5" tall x 3

4 1/2" tall x 2 3/4" in diameter

There are 85 marbles by my count averaging about 1/2" in diameter

Australian Aboriginal Orange Painted Clap Sticks totem shaped letter opener and which carves the landscapeThis 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