No. BATTAGLIA1925-002
Lake Arsa herders livestock-driving bullroarer
Croatia · Lake Arsa · modern Cepicko polje below Ucka · Istria · Southeast Europe
Play / practical
Source term: rombo
On the plains around former Lake Arsa, herders made wooden bullroarers up to half a metre long, tying the free end of the cord to a stick. They used the roar to drive livestock and, at times, to startle the animals for amusement.
Nelle pianure intorno al lago d'Arsa ... i pastori e i mandriani costruiscono un rombo di legno lungo anche mezzo metro.
On the plains around Lake Arsa, shepherds and herders make a wooden bullroarer as much as half a metre long.
Battaglia 1925:211
Particulars
- Object
- Wooden bullroarer as much as 50 cm long, with the free end of its cord tied to a stick.
Source
Raffaello Battaglia, 'Sopravvivenze del rombo nelle Provincie Venete,' Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni 1 (1925), p. 211