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Object Number
96-25-70/49477
Display Title
Bull roarer(whirler charm)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wood, flat, elliptical, painted bands, stripes, and dots, perforated
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 43.6 x 6 x 1.2 cm (17 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49477; 96-25-70/49477
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 96-25-70/49478 | Bull roarer(whirler charm) |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Queensland
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3504 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Special
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4667 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4662 | Wooden bull-roarer with incised geometric designs and string attached 8" long |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2449 | Bull roarer |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Western Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/565 | Bull roarer - wood (woomera) |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4670 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 13-24-60/84999 | Bull roarer ? |
Shaft, modified
Whistle |
Assam
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4669 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3505 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Carving
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 28-47-70/D3262 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4668 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
|