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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Tapstick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Pair of wooden music sticks Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Roy Barker Apply Mr Roy Barker filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Two of two pigmented oval wooden tapsticks Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dick S. Mewirri Apply Dick S. Mewirri filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Wooden tapstick with cylindrical rounded ends and very fine ... AR Eadie collection Apply AR Eadie collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Pigmented, wooden tapstick covered overall with geometric de... Gladys Henry collection Apply Gladys Henry collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia Apply Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia filter	Nancy Apply Nancy filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Clapstick Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Southern central, Australia Apply Southern central, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Wooden clapstick University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Cylindrical wooden tapstick, tapering to pointed ends with a... Maningrida Arts and Crafts 02/09/1974 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 02/09/1974 collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Decorated clapstick Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Wooden clapstick made from a cylindrical stick tapered at bo... Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Wooden tapstick University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Clapstick Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Beth Dean Carell collection no. 2 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 2 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Cylindrical wooden tapstick, tapering to pointed ends with a... Maningrida Arts and Crafts 02/09/1974 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 02/09/1974 collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Jacky Garuryu Apply Jacky Garuryu filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Decorated and incised clap stick Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Wooden cylindrical clapstick, tapered at both ends, and pigm... Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Southern central, Australia Apply Southern central, Australia filter
Cylindrical wooden tapstick tapering to a blunt point at eac... Yalata Lutheran Mission collection Apply Yalata Lutheran Mission collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Pigmented cylindrical wood clapstick carved with serrated ed... Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Decorated and incised clap stick Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Clapstick Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Wooden tapstick with rounded tapered ends University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Clapstick Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Cylindrical wooden clapstick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Figurative shaped wooden clapstick, with two eye sockets bur... Gladys Henry collection Apply Gladys Henry collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia Apply Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia filter	Mrs Gladys Henry Apply Mrs Gladys Henry filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Tapered tapstick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Black brown wooden music stick Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Pulya Taylor Apply Pulya Taylor filter
Clapstick Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Wooden tapstick, with an oval convex anterior surface, a fla... H Robinson collection Apply H Robinson collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Pigmented cylindrical wood tapstick carved with serrated edg... Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Brown music stick with pointed ends Dr Wolfgang Laade collection Apply Dr Wolfgang Laade collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Brown music stick with pointed ends Dr Wolfgang Laade collection Apply Dr Wolfgang Laade collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Pair of tapsticks tied together with a shoelace threaded thr... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Pair of black and brown wooden music sticks Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Pulya Taylor Apply Pulya Taylor filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
One of two pigmented oval wooden tapsticks Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dick S. Mewirri Apply Dick S. Mewirri filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Music stick Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Pair of Black Palm clapsticks Yalga Binbi Institute collection Apply Yalga Binbi Institute collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	North Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply North Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Wilma Walker Apply Wilma Walker filter
Wooden tapstick, with an oval convex anterior surface, a fla... H Robinson collection Apply H Robinson collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Clapstick Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Pair of clapsticks Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Southern central, Australia Apply Southern central, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Dennis Foley's clapsticks Dennis Foley collection Apply Dennis Foley collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Wooden pair of pokerwork clapsticks Anne Ranse collection Apply Anne Ranse collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter		Archdeacon Anne M. Ranse Apply Archdeacon Anne M. Ranse filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Cylindrical wooden tapstick, tapered at each end, with an in... D Boerner collection Apply D Boerner collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Pair of black brown wooden music sticks Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Pulya Taylor Apply Pulya Taylor filter
Music stick Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	North-western Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply North-western Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Cylindrical wooden tapstick, tapered at each end, with an in... D Boerner collection Apply D Boerner collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1944 Apply 1944 filter
Clapstick Beth Dean Carell collection no. 2 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 2 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Tapstick Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1961 Apply 1961 filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Southern central, Australia Apply Southern central, Australia filter