Accession No
E 1909.933
Description
Emu churinga or bullroarer, inscribed with designs representing a totemic ancestor. Hole in end.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Northern Territory; Charlotte Waters; Hermannsburg
Period
Source
Hillier, Henry James [field collector and vendor]; Marten, Robert Humphrey (Dr) [facilitator]; Von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1909.933
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Ilia; Namatuma
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
See note as regards the accumulation of the Hillier and Martin Collection in record E 1909.874; Collected by: Hillier.H.J; Martin in 1908
Event Date 28/4/1993
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Inscribed with sacred designs. Should not be seen by uninitiated people. Their meaning is only fully shared with initiated men. Wooden examples with a hole bored in one end for the attachment of a cord produce a characteristic sound when whirled round.
Event Date 30/1/2025
Author: Eve K Haddow
Description (Physical description)
Emu churinga or bullroarer, inscribed with designs representing a totemic ancestor. Hole in end.
Event Date 30/1/2025
Author: maa
FM:87235
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