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ABORIGINAL CLAPSTICKS(BILMA /MUSIC STICKS)
SKU: 0564-11733179
$60.00
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We have a pair of Aboriginal clapsticks (also known as bilma or music sticks), which are traditional percussion instruments used by Indigenous Australians.
Key Characteristics & Uses
• Purpose: They are clapped together to maintain rhythm during song cycles, voice chants, and social or ceremonial corroborees. They are frequently used alongside the didgeridoo in Northern Australia.
• ]Design: These specific sticks feature hand-painted Indigenous dot art. The motif portrays stylized animal figures and a circularr meeting place emblem across a blue gradient background.
• Material: Traditionally carved from dense native hardwoods like mulga, ironbark, or spotted gum to produce a bright, sharp resonant sound when struck.
Key Characteristics & Uses
• Purpose: They are clapped together to maintain rhythm during song cycles, voice chants, and social or ceremonial corroborees. They are frequently used alongside the didgeridoo in Northern Australia.
• ]Design: These specific sticks feature hand-painted Indigenous dot art. The motif portrays stylized animal figures and a circularr meeting place emblem across a blue gradient background.
• Material: Traditionally carved from dense native hardwoods like mulga, ironbark, or spotted gum to produce a bright, sharp resonant sound when struck.
Condition
Used: very good
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