Accession No
1930.453 B
Description
Bullroarer. Narrow splint of black palm wood with truncated angled tip and squared off pierced end. Knotted loop of fine twine attached through piercing. Original accession notes: " One of 2 small bull-roarers. Used in MOMDAS (initiation ceremony). Swung on a long stick which is held loosely in two hands."
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago; New Britain; Gazelle Peninsula; Latramat; Kainagunen
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1930.453 B
Cultural Affliation
Uramot Baining
Material
Wood; Palm Wood
Local Term
SALEK
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
For label additions see 30.453A. Museum record photographs: F24,27, F24,28.; Collected by: Bateson.G;
Event Date 3/7/1995
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Bullroarer. Narrow splint of black palm wood with truncated angled tip and squared off pierced end. Knotted loop of fine twine attached through piercing. Original accession notes: " One of 2 small bull-roarers. Used in MOMDAS (initiation ceremony). Swung on a long stick which is held loosely in two hands."
Event Date 3/7/1995
Author: maa
FM:93917
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