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1938.36.785.1

Bullroarer, bound together with 1938.36.785 .2-.3. [DCF Court Team 17/2/2003]

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1938.36.785.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bullroarer, bound together with 1938.36.785 .2-.3. [DCF Court Team 17/2/2003]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width 12 mm, Length 240 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.785.1 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 785

Search terms: Music, Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Religion, Musical Instrument, Bullroarer

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