Accession No
1921.382
Description
N'kwi'i. Wooden bullroarer, that tapers to a rounded point on one end and is straight on the other. The base is flat, the top slightly rounded. There is a hole drilled closed to the straight end with a string tied though it, that attaches the bullroarer to a long wooden stick.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Cameroon; Bagam
Period
Source
Malcolm, Louis William Gordon [field collector and vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.382; MAA: 1921.82 [incorrect no.]; 86 [?Malcolm Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Eghap tribe
Material
Plant; Wood; Fibre
Local Term
N'kwi'i
Measurements
473mm
Events
Context (References)
Note on catalogue card: 'fig.6 Pl.1' [publication currently unidentified, Lucie Carreau, 21/10/2021]
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1921.382: 'Bullroarer. Made from wood, attached to a stick by a string. Used in certain commemorative ceremonies.'
Event Date 1921
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Malcolm collection was originally recorded on the objects’ catalogue card as 1921.2 to 1921.260. However, these numbers had already been assigned in MAA's accession register, so the collection was formally entered in the register as 1921.302 to 1921.560 and the numbers on the catalogue cards were corrected. This object is thus not 1921.82. Its correct number is 1921.382.
Event Date 5/11/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
N'kwi'i. Wooden bullroarer, that tapers to a rounded point on one end and is straight on the other. The base is flat, the top slightly rounded. There is a hole drilled closed to the straight end with a string tied though it, that attaches the bullroarer to a long wooden stick.
Event Date 5/11/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:123717
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