Accession No
Z 33784
Description
Bullroarer - Bull-roarer. It consists of a strip of cane bamboo shaped like a spear- head attached to a stick with string
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33784; MAA: Z 33784; ?TEMP.01634
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bamboo
Local Term
lembing buluh menghalau gajah
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
The native name ' lembing buluh mengha-lau gajah' means spear bamboo to drive away elephants. The card has the following entry " Card found 11/78 amongt old documents (Ae)" and also " H41 (712)" Made by W.Skeat' s boatmen - said by Dr.Haddon to be the final collected onthemainlandof Asia. On being whirled round it makes a loud growling noise not unlike a tiger, hence it' s used by the Malays to scare elephants from paddy fields; Collected by: Skeat.W.W
Event Date 26/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Bull-roarer. It consists of a strip of cane bamboo shaped like a spear- head attached to a stick with string
Event Date 26/9/1986
Author: maa
FM:79142
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