Bull-Roarer
P1856
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia | Newcastle Waters
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Churinga ilkinia |
| Object Number | P1856 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arrernte |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia | Newcastle Waters |
| Locus | South Australia [Historic Attribute] |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | A wooden bullroarer and a separate piece of wood with a synthetic fiber cord. There is an etched design evenly spread across the front of the bullroarer. The bullroarer has three spirals etched evenly across the body with three horizontal lines connecting them. There is a small, carved hole on the right tip of the bullroarer. The back has a similar design but with a varying number of horizontal lines and four spirals. The separate cord is attached to a wooden, hollow handle and has a metal fastening on the other end. “Witchitee grub totem.” (Catalog Card) The collector, J.T. Huston, incorrectly spelled the native name of this object as peeta. |
| Length | 35 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 9 - Other Number |
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