Bullroarer · Australia · ID: 3049981
Price
EUR 600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySize
L: 40,5 cm
L: 15.9 inch
Description
wood, red ochre, lime, string remnants,
The bullroarer is an ancient ritual musical instrument and a device historically used for communicating over greatly extended distances.
Attached to cord and swirled around very fast they produce a tone in various frequences. Used in the cult they were interpreted as the voices of ancestors and spirits.
The object Bullroarer with the object ID 3049981 was part of the auction 101st Auction on November 11, 2023, lot number 111 at that time and is currently available for EUR 600 in Open sale.
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