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Object Number
35-31-50/1177
Display Title
Bull roarer of wood with fibre thongs (mbam um)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden stick with twisted fiber cordage and two wooden objects.
Classification
- Tools
- Raw Material
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 104.5 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm (41 1/8 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1177
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 35-31-50/1176 | Bull roarer of wood with fibre thongs (mbam um) |
Tools
Shaft, modified Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 40-39-10/19448 | War club - wooden handle wrapped with fibre & rawhide thongs; tuft of grey horse |
Club
Raw Material |
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4668 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
| 56-28-20/19814 | Wood "Bull Roarers" for ceremonial use (2) |
Raw Material
Tools |
Sonora
Tabasco | |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4667 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
|
Northern Territory
| |
| 61-7-30/8231 | Bull-roarer - ceremonial |
Tools
|
Baixao Preto
Ponto | |
|
Media Restricted
| 35-78-10/4991 | Bull roarer--used only as boy's toy |
Toy
Shaft, modified |
Inyo County
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4669 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
| 09-21-30/74707 | Bull roarer-like object |
Tools
|
Chile
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4003 | Hair belt and part of shell cover and 1 bull roarer |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
Wyndham | |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4670 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4662 | Wooden bull-roarer with incised geometric designs and string attached 8" long |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Australia
|