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Wooden bull-roarer with incised geometric designs and string attached 8" long
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Object Number 967-71-70/4662
Display Title Wooden bull-roarer with incised geometric designs and string attached 8" long
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden bull-roarer with incised geometric designs and string attached 8" long
Inventory Description Bullroarer, wood, elliptical, grooved concentric circles and lines, fiber cord
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm (7 7/8 x 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 967-71-70 / 4662
Provenance
Collector Russell H. Harris
Seller Mrs. John Linden (12/12/1967)

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