Accession No
1977.221
Description
Bullroarer - Rotating blades Bullroarer (firildak, virildak, kicirdak). With smooth edges. Note tapering blade.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Türkiye [Turkey]; Edirne; Çakmak Köyü
Period
Source
Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland (Dr) [vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1977.221
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
See Picken, L.E.R., 'Folk Musical Instruments of Turkey', 1975, Oxford University Press. See Plate 31a iv and pp370ff See also Hornbostel/Sachs system of classification of musical instruments. cit.pp559. The Picken Collection was purchased by the University of Cambridge, with grants from the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Evans fund and the Crowther-Beynon fund.
Event Date 1/6/1995
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Rotating blades Bullroarer (firildak, virildak, kicirdak). With smooth edges. Note tapering blade.
Event Date 1/6/1995
Author: maa
FM:101191
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