Bullroarer

Museum number:
11-2868
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1944A
Description:
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.
Donor:
Mrs. William E. Ritter
Collection place:
Northern Territory, Australia
Verbatim coll. place:
Northern Australia
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Collection date:
1923
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bull-roarers
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
March 11, 1944
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1961-1962 #84: Mt. Diablo Unified School District/William Gripp (June 21, 1962–July 27, 1962)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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