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1894.42.1

'Bullroarer' roughly made from a piece of a wooden box, edges notched all along, with string for whirling. [DCF Court Team 17/2/2003]

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1894.42.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Bullroarer' roughly made from a piece of a wooden box, edges notched all along, with string for whirling. [DCF Court Team 17/2/2003]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Edge Partington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1894
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1894
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Notched, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Length 203 mm, Width 51 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1894.42.1

Search terms: Music, Toy and Game, Children and Childcare, Musical Instrument, Bullroarer