No. PEREZDEARCE2025-003
Toconao's whistling cattle-drover
Chile · Antofagasta Region · San Pedro de Atacama commune · Toconao · South America · Andes
Play / practical
Source term: zumbador
In the Atacama oasis of Toconao, the bullroarer had holes in it. Herders swung it to drive their cattle, and the small perforations laid a whistle over its rumbling drone.
Los hoyitos generan un silvido que se agrega al runruneo.
The little holes make a whistle that is added to the drone.
José Pérez de Arce, Instrumentos Sonoros Sudamericanos (2025), p. 1816
Particulars
- Object
- A bullroarer pierced with small holes, which add a whistle to its drone.
Source
José Pérez de Arce, 'Aerófonos sin resonador, aerófonos de aire a presión,' Instrumentos Sonoros Sudamericanos (2025), p. 1816