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Object Number
967-71-70/4670
Display Title
Bull Roarer/Churinga
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden incised tjurunga (?) (bull-roarer?) 16" x 3 1/2"
Inventory Description
Bullroarer, wood, ovate, flat, perforated, grooved concentric circle designs
Classification
- Unclassified
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 41.2 x 9.4 x 1.9 cm (16 1/4 x 3 11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
967-71-70/4670; Central Australia / tjurunga
Provenance
Collector
Russell H. Harris
Seller
Mrs. John Linden
(12/12/1967)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4668 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4669 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4667 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 28-47-70/D3262 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4662 | Wooden bull-roarer with incised geometric designs and string attached 8" long |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2431 | Bull roarer |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3504 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Special
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4003.1 | bull roarer |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Western Australia
Wyndham | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2449 | Bull roarer |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Western Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3505 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Carving
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/565 | Bull roarer - wood (woomera) |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 18-25-70/D981 | Bull roarer |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Massim
|