Bull roarer
- Made:
- 1871-1910 in Papua New Guinea
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Bull roarer, made of wood, perforated one end, ichthyoform, with formalised half human half crocodile figure as carved decoration, used in initiation ceremonies, from Elema group of Papuan tribes, New Guinea, 1871-1910
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A29976
- Materials:
- wood
- type:
- bull roarers
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
