Object class: Bull-roarers / Function: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments - 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 Bullroarer, accession number 11-2868, described as Small bull-roarer attached to stick by string. bull roarer 21 2/8 cm long; decorated with chaired out “dents”. Attached to stick by string through a hole in roarer, which is tied around pointy grooved end of stick. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

Hearst Museum object titled Bull-roarer, accession number 1-2679, described as Flat board with slight oval cross section. Charred in places. Perforated at end sawed flat, opposite end tapering to blunt point. Twisted cotton twine thru perforation, attached to cylindrical straw bundle handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Bullroarer, accession number 11-3296, described as tjurunga( wooden) ( bull-roarer for spiritual use).

Hearst Museum object titled Bull-roarer, accession number 1-4035, described as Bullroarer (wimias, thunder), a toy

Hearst Museum object titled Bullroarer, accession number 11-2002, described as Red wooden knife called ohuringo. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

Hearst Museum object titled Bull roarer, incised, accession number 11-37264, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Bull roarer, incised wood, accession number 11-38360, described as Bull-roarer with incised concentric designs; stained red

Hearst Museum object titled Bull roarer wrapped w/ string, accession number 11-41979, no description available.