Accession No
1977.222
Description
Bullroarer - Rotating blades Bullroarer (firildak, virildak, kicirdak). Two specimens, each with toothed edges. The pinewood specimen once decorated with cross hatching.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Türkiye [Turkey]; Burdur; Aziziye Köyü
Period
Source
Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland (Dr) [vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1977.222
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Made in 1962. See Picken, L.E.R., 'Folk Musical Instruments of Turkey', 1975, Oxford University Press. See Plate 31b 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). Two specimens, each with toothed edges. The pinewood specimen once decorated with cross hatching.
Event Date 1/6/1995
Author: maa
FM:101192
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