Clap sticks

[Mrs f.]

You guys know everything.....we will be in Sydney for a week before our 35 day circumnavigation Australia tour.  My teen age grandson has asked for clap sticks.  Is there a place in Sydney to get nice, authentic ones?  I know nothing about them.

 

He is very into music. Already has a didgeridoo .  Thanks so much.

Edited November 23, 2022 by Mrs f.
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[buchhalm]

Aboriginal clapping sticks?

There are several shops in the Rocks (just by the overseas cruise terminal at) and by the opera house that sell reasonably authentic *As in not made in China* clapping sticks. 

Range from a few $ to several hundred.

[Mrs f.]

Yes. Those are beautiful.   Definitely don't want made in china

[MMDown Under]

3 hours ago, buchhalm said:

Aboriginal clapping sticks?

There are several shops in the Rocks (just by the overseas cruise terminal at) and by the opera house that sell reasonably authentic *As in not made in China* clapping sticks. 

Range from a few $ to several hundred.

What a beautiful gift for your grandson!  Ask him does he know about the Aussie sticks with the bottle tops on top? I don't know the name, but was shown a couple in a private home in Newfoundland, Canada and at the Ozark Folk Centre in Arkansas. 

[arxcards]

31 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

What a beautiful gift for your grandson!  Ask him does he know about the Aussie sticks with the bottle tops on top? I don't know the name, but was shown a couple in a private home in Newfoundland, Canada and at the Ozark Folk Centre in Arkansas. 

Lagerphone

[MMDown Under]

6 minutes ago, arxcards said:

Lagerphone

Yes love the name.  

How to make a lager phone - Australia Day Special - You tube 

[sagittarius]

If your circumnavigation docks in Darwin try there. We bought some, plus didgeridoo, from great shop there. Tho was some years ago. 

[kaseyoz]

You may need to check if bringing them onboard , if you need to declare them when getting off, if international cruise.

wood items.

[Aus Traveller]

10 minutes ago, kaseyoz said:

You may need to check if bringing them onboard , if you need to declare them when getting off, if international cruise.

wood items.

When you arrive in Australia (and that includes disembarking from a cruise) in-coming passengers have to declare any wood items. Keep the items handy as a Quarantine Officer will want to inspect them. They will be looking for wood-borer holes in the timber. This is a quick and painless operation. I doubt that the items you are interested in would have borers, but it is worth having a quick look before you buy a particular item. Years ago a Quarantine Officer told us they look for small tacks put into places where they are not required to hold pieces of timber together. This can be done to disguise a borer hole. Once again, I think this is highly unlikely in the items you are interested in.