Bull roarer "kaiavuru" · Papua New Guinea - Gulf · ID: 3033178
sold
EUR 500
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, white pigment, flat lancet-shaped corpus, the head piece in shape of a lance blade, decorated with incised delicate ornaments, accentuated by white pigment rubbed into the deepenings, drilled hole on top, slightly dam., on metal base;
the bullroarer’s primary purpose was to act as security for the clan, warning them of an impending attack.
Comparing literature
Hamson, Michael, The Art of the Papuan Gulf, Los Angeles 2010, p. 144, ill. 56