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Bull roarer/churinga
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Object Number 28-47-70/D3262
Display Title Bull roarer/churinga
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bullroarer, wood, elliptical, incised concentric circles and curved designs
Classification
  • Unclassified
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 21.6 x 3.4 x 0.9 cm (8 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D3262
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Seller Unknown (1928)

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