Bullroarer Item Number: Nh155 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Thin, flat, wooden rectangle painted bright colours; one end comes to a round point with a small hole at centre of the point. One side has a blue background with yellow geometric shapes outlined in red. The other side is painted blue with dark red diagonal strips.
History Of Use
Used to call rain. It was given to boys at the end of the sacred season by kachinas.
Iconographic Meaning
Red (south) corn plant and yellow (north) kiva are important symbols representing the primary crop and important ceremonial structure, respectively.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in Arizona, USA
- Owned by Bruce Russell before January 16, 1980
- Received from Bruce Russell (Donor) on January 16, 1980
What
- Name
- Bullroarer
- Identification Number
- Nh155
- Type of Item
- bullroarer
- Material
- root
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Hopi
- Previous Owner
- Bruce Russell
- Received from
- Bruce Russell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Arizona, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 16, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on January 16, 1980
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0584/0007