Bullroarer Item Number: C1556 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Designs of concentric cirlces and parallel wavy lines. Emphasized with red.
Cultural Context
Sacred object, most often kept in a secret place.
Iconographic Meaning
The lines trace the wanderings of ancestors.
Item History
- Made in Australia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Bullroarer
- Identification Number
- C1556
- Type of Item
- bullroarer
- Material
- stone and ochre pigment
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, width 6.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Australian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Australia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Accession Number
- 2191/1325