Bullroarer Item Number: C1616 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A long dark wood piece with rounded ends. The flat side is decorated with carved very abstracted birds surrounded by thin vertical lines. The other side is curved.
Cultural Context
Sacred object, most often kept in a secret place.
Iconographic Meaning
The lines trace the wanderings of ancestors.
Item History
- Made in Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
- Owned by Robert A. Waters before December 14, 1953
- Received from Robert A. Waters (Seller) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) on December 14, 1953
What
- Name
- Bullroarer
- Identification Number
- C1616
- Type of Item
- bullroarer
- Material
- wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 73.3 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Australian
- Previous Owner
- Robert A. Waters
- Received from
- Robert A. Waters (Seller) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 14, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on December 14, 1953
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2284/0028