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2003.23.1

Bullroarer with human figure carved on front stained on the face with red ochre and around the body in white pigment. Lower end forked and top end perforated for cord. [JP 15/1/2003]

2003.23.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bullroarer with human figure carved on front stained on the face with red ochre and around the body in white pigment. Lower end forked and top end perforated for cord. [JP 15/1/2003]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date
Date collected
1937 ?
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Ochre, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Stained, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Width: max 105 mm, Length: max 755 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.23.1

Search terms: Music, Figure, Musical Instrument, Bullroarer

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