Accession No
1922.384
Description
Bullroarer, consisting of a thick, sub-rectangular wooden board with triangular serrations along the long edges. A knotted piece of string is attached through a circular perforation at one end. The end with the string is triangular, the other end is flat.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; British Isles; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England; Cambridgeshire; Ickleton
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1922.384; 6
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
42mm x 9mm x 217mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Old handwritten label attached at one end reads: '6.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten marking in black pen at one end of the object reads: ''Buzzer'. Ickleton. Cambs.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr A. C. Haddon.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Haddon, Alfred Cort. 1908. The Study of Man. London: John Murray. cf. Plate 38, Fig. 9.
Event Date 1908
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1922.384: 'Bullroarer.'
Event Date 1922
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bullroarer, consisting of a thick, sub-rectangular wooden board with triangular serrations along the long edges. A knotted piece of string is attached through a circular perforation at one end. The end with the string is triangular, the other end is flat.
Event Date 9/3/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:78570
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