Accession No
1922.387
Description
Bullroarer, consisting of a rectangular wooden board with large trapezoid serrations along the long edges. The board has a pointed oval cross section. A bundled length of fibre string, looped and knotted around itself, is tied around one end within notches.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; British Isles; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England; Norfolk; Woodbastwick
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1922.387
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
35mm x 256mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten marking in pencil reads: 'Woodbastwick. Norfolk.'
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.
Event Date 1908
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1922.387: 'Bull-roarer.'
Event Date 1922
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bullroarer, consisting of a rectangular wooden board with large trapezoid serrations along the long edges. The board has a pointed oval cross section. A bundled length of fibre string, looped and knotted around itself, is tied around one end within notches.
Event Date 9/3/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:79859
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