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1902.16.21

Wooden bullroarer with one slightly forked end and one with carved serrated edges, and length of fibre string.

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1902.16.21

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden bullroarer with one slightly forked end and one with carved serrated edges, and length of fibre string.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1902
Date collected
By 1902
Acquisition information
Donated: 1902
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 410 x 47 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1902.16.21

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Bullroarer

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