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Object Number
86-23-10/39260.1
Display Title
Bull roarers (13 of 14)
Descriptions
Object Description
Flat pieces of redwood, painted red and blue, with notches on edges, hole at one end. All [14] found in one basket. N16974.
Inventory Description
Bullroarers, carved wood, long, rectangular w/ serrated edges, perforated at one
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1820
Culture
- Chumash?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
/
Los Angeles County
/
Castaic
Additional Geographic Terms
San Martin Mountains; Castac, cave 2 miles from
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 3.4 x 0.6 cm (14 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
15
Label on object
39260
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unclassified
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Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern Lepanto | |
| 56-28-20/19814 | Wood "Bull Roarers" for ceremonial use (2) |
Tools
Raw Material |
Sonora
Tabasco | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4003.1 | bull roarer |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Western Australia
Wyndham | |
|
Media Restricted
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Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Western Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2431 | Bull roarer |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4670 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 18-25-70/D981 | Bull roarer |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Massim
| |
|
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
| 36-122-70/565 | Bull roarer - wood (woomera) |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Northern Territory
| |
| 26-66-30/F677 | Balance beam? |
Raw Material
Utensil |
Peru
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3504 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Special
|
Northern Territory
|