Accession No
1922.391
Description
Bullroarer, consisting of a sub-rectangular wooden board that has triangular serrations along the edges of the lower half. A bundled length of fibre string, looped and knotted around itself, is tied around one end within notches. The end with the string is flat, and the other, notched, end is rounded.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; British Isles; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England; Derbyshire
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1922.391
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
47mm x 255mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr A.C. Haddon.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Illustrated in Haddon, Alfred Cort. 1908. The Study of Man. London: John Murray, Plate 38, Fig. 5.
Event Date 1908
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1922.391: 'Bull roarer.'
Event Date 1922
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bullroarer, consisting of a sub-rectangular wooden board that has triangular serrations along the edges of the lower half. A bundled length of fibre string, looped and knotted around itself, is tied around one end within notches. The end with the string is flat, and the other, notched, end is rounded.
Event Date 9/3/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:43026
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