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1938.34.34

Bullroarer the top part of front side carved with conventionalized mask design standing out from whitened background, stained red. [DCF Court Team 17/2/2003]

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1938.34.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bullroarer the top part of front side carved with conventionalized mask design standing out from whitened background, stained red. [DCF Court Team 17/2/2003]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1904
Date collected
By 1904
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Stained
Dimensions
Length x Width 760 x 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.34 Other numbers: 10630 34

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Bullroarer

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