Context (Field collection)
A note on the catalogue card reads: 'Obtained from a little girl who was whirling it in presence of two boys. She could not be induced to give its name or to sell it until satisfied that she was not being made fun of. She called it a 'Brommer' or hummer. A German in Amsterdam gave it the same name as known to him in Rhenish Prussian!. W.I.P. [these are potentially the initials of the field collector]'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Wooden bullroarer, with string attached.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Brommer. Wooden bullroarer with string attached through a hole at one end. The blade is rectangular, squared at one end and rounded at the other. It is decorated with stripes along both of the longer edges, and some sort of image featuring blue, red, and gold pigment; however, much of the image has come away.
Event Date 20/3/2023
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff