Bull roarer "kaiavuru"

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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.

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Littérature comparée

Hamson, Michael, The Art of the Papuan Gulf, Los Angeles 2010, p. 144, ill. 56

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