The 'antap's angry roar at Las Tunas

Source term: bullroarer

'antap ('anētapi in Harrington's spelling): the initiated ritual society of the Chumash world, known to Tejon Yokuts from fiestas.

At a fiesta at Las Tunas the six 'antap put on their games. Six deer, from a fawn to a full-grown buck, fell dead together when the youngest was shot, though none was real and no one ate the meat. One 'antap carried a stuffed rabbit tied to a stick, which they called their horse, and suddenly handed it to a woman. When her relatives began breaking the stick to burn it, an 'antap scolded them and ran to the 'antap house. At once came violent fluting and the swing of the bullroarer. The fiesta's host went over and paid the 'antap a great deal of money, so they would not stay angry.

there was straightway heard violent fluting and swing of the bullroarer.

John P. Harrington, Yokuts notes, NAA microfilm reel 94, frame 334

Particulars

Object

Bullroarer swung inside the house of the 'antap; form not recorded.

Function

Sounded with violent fluting inside the 'antap house when a gift of the 'antap was mishandled at a fiesta; the fiesta host paid the 'antap so they would not stay angry.