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Object Number 56-28-20/19814
Display Title Wood "Bull Roarers" for ceremonial use (2)
Descriptions
Object Description Wood "Bull Roarers" for ceremonial use (2)
Inventory Description Carved wooden implements, one end tapered, attached with suede tie.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Central America / Mexico / Sonora
Additional Geographic Terms Punta Chueca
Materials Suede, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 23.1 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm (9 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 56-28-20/19814

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Tools
Raw Material
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Raw Material
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Media Restricted
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Media Restricted
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Unclassified
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Media Restricted
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Ornament
Shaft, modified
Northern Territory