Object class: Musical instruments / Donor: William Lloyd Warner / Culture or time period: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bullroarer, accession number 11-2112, described as Bull roarer with cotton covering, design colored with human blood. Decorated bull roarer look like cotton wool of European origin, rather than “bush” kapok.

Hearst Museum object titled Didgeridoo or drone pipe, accession number 11-2092, described as Drone pipe (didgeridoo); eucalyptus limb hollowed by termites; ochre-painted ground with white cross-hatching. Sacred music instrument.

Hearst Museum object titled Singing stick, accession number 11-2109, described as Singing-stick totem emblem (ranga); wood; painted designs in yellow, white, and ocher.

Hearst Museum object titled Singing stick, accession number 11-2108, described as Singing stick totem emblem (ranga); wood; painted designs in yellow, white and ocher.