Australian Aboriginal Orange Painted Clap Sticks painting of horse This beautiful vintage Japanese lacquer

This beautiful vintage Japanese lacquer box

15 3/4" long

I also love the tenacity-- heroicism

and would usually have tapestry-woven faces with dramatic facial features

though as noted the curve of the sides is quite irregular—original to the piece

Australian Aboriginal Orange Painted Clap Sticks painting of horse This beautiful vintage Japanese lacquerThis 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