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Object Number
45-25-10/28734
Display Title
Wooden bull-roarer with lightning design. Used to warn people away from kiva.
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden bull-roarer with lightning design. Used to warn people away from kiva.
Inventory Description
Bullroarer, flat wood panel, painted designs, perforated, fiber cordage
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
wood - 23 cm L x 8 cm W
cord - 83 cm L
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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