No. PEABODY2026-002
Drysdale River Kimberley Peabody bullroarer
Western Australia · Kimberley · Drysdale River
Restricted
Source term: bullroarer
Almost three-quarters of a metre long and only a centimetre thick, this blade from the Drysdale River in the north Kimberley is carved with rectangles nested one inside the next, each line cut as a groove into the wood.
Bullroarer, carved wood, ovate, flat, perforated, grooved concentric rectangles
Peabody Museum, object 25-46-70/D2431, inventory description
Particulars
- Object
- Carved wooden ovate flat bullroarer, perforated, with grooved concentric rectangles; 73.3 x 7.9 x 1 cm.
- Function
- Kept from public view: the museum withholds its image. Its use is not recorded.
Source
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 25-46-70/D2431 (Drysdale River, Kimberley; formerly Mrs. Walter Badenach, 1924)