Clap sticks
Production date
1980-1989
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Two wooden carved sticks.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musical instruments
Maker
Production date
1980-1989
Production place
Measurements
L364, W325
Media/Materials description
Wood
History and use
Clap sticks are a traditional musical instrument used by Aboriginal people. The larger stick would be held in one hand, with the smaller stick held in the other hand and tapped against the larger one. These clap sticks were made in the 1980s by Russell Butler, an Elder of the Bandjin and Warrgamay people of the Hinchinbrook Island region.
Russell donated this item, along with a collection of other items, to the Queensland Museum Network in 1998, for the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibition held at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2000-2005).
Russell donated this item, along with a collection of other items, to the Queensland Museum Network in 1998, for the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibition held at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2000-2005).
Registration number
QE12503
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