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

This beautiful vintage Japanese lacquer box

or—as he himself has travelled at least one ocean and more than a century—perhaps to be tucked into a suitcase as a good luck talisman

I also love the tenacity-- heroicism

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

give or take

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