Accession No
1922.385
Description
Bullroarer, consisting of a rectangular wooden board with a bundled length of fibre string, looped and knotted around itself, attached through a perforation at one end. The board has a pointed oval cross section. The end with the string is flat, and the other end is rounded.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; British Isles; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England; Norfolk; Norwich
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1922.385
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
32mm x 2mm x 153mm
Events
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.
Event Date 1908
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1922.385: 'Bull-roarer.'
Event Date 1922
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bullroarer, consisting of a rectangular wooden board with a bundled length of fibre string, looped and knotted around itself, attached through a perforation at one end. The board has a pointed oval cross section. The end with the string is flat, and the other end is rounded.
Event Date 9/3/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:79857
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