The Bullroarer Atlas

Records by area · 9 records

Bullroarer records — Mesoamerica

Bullroarer record pages from Mesoamerica, grouped by present-day country. Each page keeps the record text, source line, image credit, and a link back to the same point on the interactive map.

Shared traditions: The Americas · North America

Belize 1

  1. Mopan Maya San Antonio toy bullroarerToledo District · Play / practical

Costa Rica 1

  1. Maleku (Guatuso) Jafara divinatory bullroarerRio Frio basin / northern Costa Rica · Sacred / spirit

El Salvador 2

  1. Lenca roarer with no rite recordedUsulután, El Salvador · Function not recorded
  2. Rung rung's evening circuit against sorcerersNahuizalco, Sonsonate · Sacred / spirit

Guatemala 1

  1. Chortí Maya toy bullroarer (Jocotán–Olopa)Chiquimula, eastern Guatemala highlands · Play / practical

Honduras 1

  1. San Marcos ronrón de tablitaSanta Bárbara department · Play / practical

Nicaragua 3

  1. Mayangna uwauwau, the bush telegraphMosquitia interior (Río Coco, Waspuk and Bocay rivers; Río Patuca in Honduras) · Play / practical
  2. Mayangna roarer of the DeadEastern Nicaragua, Mosquitia interior (middle Río Coco with the Bocay and Waspuk rivers) · Restricted
  3. Miskito Río Coco roarer, use unrecordedRío Coco (Wanks River) · Function not recorded