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1938.36.787

'Bullroarer' of light coloured wood, undecorated shaped to a point at one end. `Hole' end also slightly tapered. [DCF Court Team 17/2/2003]

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1938.36.787

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Bullroarer' of light coloured wood, undecorated shaped to a point at one end. `Hole' end also slightly tapered. [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, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length 247 mm, Width 13 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.787 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 787

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Bullroarer