The Bullroarer Atlas

Records by area · 250 records

Bullroarer records — North America

Bullroarer record pages from North America, 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 · American Southwest · Hopi Snake–Antelope · Northwest Coast · Northern and central California

Canada 52

  1. Kinngait bone-and-sinew noisemakerNunavut / Qikiqtaaluk Region · Play / practical
  2. Bella Bella bullroarerMilbanke Sound, central British Columbia coast · Play / practical
  3. Bella Coola bullroarerBella Coola valley, central British Columbia coast · Play / practical
  4. Dakelh weather bull-roarerBritish Columbia · Weather / fertility magic
  5. Central Inuit Chesterfield Inlet caribou-bone bullroarer CMH IV-C-1402Chesterfield Inlet / Kivalliq, Nunavut · Function not recorded
  6. China Hat (Xai'xais) bullroarerKlemtu / Swanson Bay, central British Columbia coast · Play / practical
  7. Chipewyan detjEndEl ne children's bull-roarerChurchill River / Reindeer Lake region · Play / practical
  8. Classic Lillooet (St'át'imc) — Keatley Creek (EeRl 7)c. 350 BC–AD 850 · Middle Fraser Canyon (Interior Plateau), British Columbia; St'át'imc (Lillooet) territory between Xaxlip/Fountain and Ts'kwaylacw/Pavilion, ~20-25 km upstream of Lillooet · Function not recorded
  9. Clayoquot bullroarerClayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island · Sacred / spirit
  10. Copper Inuit imilguptak (Jenness / CMH IV-D-462)Coronation Gulf / Northwest Territories · Play / practical
  11. Crow River toothed rain-scarerOld Crow River / middle and lower Porcupine River, Yukon · Play / practical
  12. Naskapi birch blade in crayonLabrador / Davis Inlet · Play / practical
  13. Departure Bay whalebone bullroarerUndated · Departure Bay, Nanaimo, east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia · Function not recorded
  14. Giant Spider's whirled lure (Dunne-za)Peace and Prophet River drainages, northeastern British Columbia · Sacred / spirit
  15. Mackenzie River mouth BM Am1929-0412-54Northwest Territories / Mackenzie River mouth · Play / practical
  16. Gitxsan bullroarerKispiox, upper Skeena River, British Columbia · Play / practical
  17. Haida bull-roarer, Haida Gwaii (Dawson, 1878)Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia · Function not recorded
  18. Hartley Bay bullroarerHartley Bay, Douglas Channel mouth, British Columbia · Play / practical
  19. West Hudson Bay svingstikke (KHM Oslo)West coast of Hudson Bay · Play / practical
  20. Hupachisat bullroarerHead of Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island · Sacred / spirit
  21. Palm-sized Iglulik playthingIglulik / Igloolik, Nunavut · Play / practical
  22. Ihalmiut Nueltin Lake ROM model bull-roarer 2018-21-4Nunavut / Kivalliq Region · Play / practical
  23. Central Arctic baleen bullroarerCentral Arctic · Play / practical
  24. James Bay Cree north-wind bullroarerRupert House (Waskaganish) and lower Harricanaw River, eastern James Bay; also Waswanipi, Obidjuan (Atikamekw), Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake (Ojibwa) · Weather / fertility magic
  25. Kaska stone-knapper's bullroarerDease River, northern British Columbia · Weather / fertility magic
  26. Koskimo bullroarerQuatsino Sound, northern Vancouver Island · Sacred / spirit
  27. Kutenai bull-roarerUpper Kootenay River, southeastern British Columbia · Weather / fertility magic
  28. Kwakiutl winter-ceremony bullroarerVancouver Island / British Columbia coast · Restricted
  29. Kweeha bullroarerFort Rupert, northeastern Vancouver Island · Play / practical
  30. Lillooet bull-roarerFraser River at Lillooet, southern British Columbia · Play / practical
  31. Lower Thompson bull-roarerFraser Canyon below Lytton, southern British Columbia · Play / practical
  32. Malerualik miniature antler bullroarerc. AD 1000–1400 · King William Island (Qikiqtaq) / Kitikmeot, Nunavut · Play / practical
  33. Massett Haida bullroarerMassett, Graham Island, Haida Gwaii · Play / practical
  34. Calling the Cree wind brothersMoose Factory, James Bay, · Weather / fertility magic
  35. Mushuau Innu notched bone roarerLabrador · Weather / fertility magic
  36. Netsilik brummer (bull-roarer), Amundsen Gjøa expedition (UEM16245)King William Island (Qikiqtaq) / Netsilingmiut territory, Kitikmeot, Nunavut · Play / practical
  37. Pelly Bay Netsilingmiut bullroarer (CMH IV-C-3299)Kitikmeot / Pelly Bay (Kugaaruk) · Play / practical
  38. Northern Labrador Inuit bullroarers WhitridgeBefore c. 1500 AD · Northern Labrador · Play / practical
  39. Northern Ojibwa bullroarer, Weagamow LakeOntario / Weagamow Lake · Function not recorded
  40. Northern Saulteaux hunting-wind bullroarerNorthern Saulteaux country, northwestern Ontario · Weather / fertility magic
  41. Sanikiluaq Belcher Islands ROM bullroarer sculptureNunavut / Belcher Islands · Play / practical
  42. Annoresiut, named for the windNunavut / Kivalliq Region · Play / practical
  43. Shuswap bull-roarerFraser River / Soda Creek, central British Columbia · Play / practical
  44. Shuswap twins' clear-weather implementKamloops, Thompson River, interior British Columbia · Weather / fertility magic
  45. Skedans Haida bullroarerSkedans, Louise Island, Haida Gwaii · Sacred / spirit
  46. Slavey (Dene)Fort Nelson, British Columbia · Play / practical
  47. Swampy Cree wind-bringerCross Lake, Northern Manitoba · Weather / fertility magic
  48. Tsimshian Thunderbird twirlersLower Skeena and Nass rivers, northern BC coast · Sacred / spirit
  49. Gilutsa Tsimshian bullroarerLower Skeena and Port Simpson, northern British Columbia coast · Play / practical
  50. Tsishaat bullroarerBarkley Sound and lower Alberni Canal, Vancouver Island · Sacred / spirit
  51. Owikeno bullroarerRivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake, central British Columbia coast · Play / practical
  52. Haisla bullroarerKitimat, head of Douglas Channel, British Columbia · Play / practical

Canada / United States 1

  1. Blackfoot children's bull roarerBlackfoot Confederacy territory · Play / practical

Greenland 3

  1. Tunumiit imitita, a child's toyAmmassalik district, Groenland oriental (East Greenland) · Play / practical
  2. Clavering Island Site C bladec. 1600–1800 AD · Northeast Greenland / Tunu · Function not recorded
  3. Clavering Island Site D bladec. 1600–1800 AD · Northeast Greenland / Clavering Island · Function not recorded

Mexico 11

  1. Bahía de los Ángeles cave findc. 1500–1800 AD · Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California · Function not recorded
  2. Seri hacaailc, paired ironwood bladesBahia de Kino (Kino Bay), Hermosillo Municipality, Sonora · Sacred / spirit
  3. Seri hacaaij, songs from the seaSonora / Isla Tiburon · Restricted
  4. KiliwaBaja California (Arroyo Leon area) · Sacred / spirit
  5. Mesbilja blade, bare essentialsMesbilja, Oxchuc, Chiapas · Play / practical
  6. Otomi Holy Week whirling drumTexcatepec, Veracruz · Play / practical
  7. Xilatzén diable roarerHuasteca / San Luis Potosí · Function not recorded
  8. Contemporary Seri-associated Bufo ceremony bullroarerSonora / Seri-Comcaac territory · Sacred / spirit
  9. Sierra de la Giganta bullroarerUndated · Baja California Sur / Sierra de la Giganta, Loreto municipality · Function not recorded
  10. San Julio Basin ironwood bullroarerUndated · San Julio Basin / Baja California Sur · Function not recorded
  11. Tzotzil himhim of ZinacantánCentral Highlands of Chiapas · Function not recorded

United States 182

  1. Achomawi mountain-sheep-horn bullroarerUpper Pit River drainage and the western slopes of the Warner Range, northeastern California · Weather / fertility magic
  2. Sikyatki grave pahoBefore 1540 AD · Arizona / Tusayan / Navajo County · Function not recorded
  3. Mesa Verde Ruin 14 bone bullroarerc. 1150–1300 AD · Wetherill Mesa, Mesa Verde, Colorado · Function not recorded
  4. Pueblo del Arroyo elk-bone bullroarerc. 1065–1150 AD · Pueblo del Arroyo / Chaco Canyon / undated within site · Weather / fertility magic
  5. Salmon Pueblo turquoise-and-hematite mosaic bullroarerc. 1090–1280 AD · Salmon Pueblo / San Juan County, New Mexico / mixed Chacoan and San Juan context · Function not recorded
  6. Antarianunts Southern Paiute bullroarerHenry Mountains, Garfield County, Utah · Function not recorded
  7. Apache San Carlos tzi-ditindi sounding woodSan Carlos Agency, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  8. Arapaho toy or wind bullroarerGreat Plains / Arapaho · Play / practical
  9. Ash Meadows Southern Paiute bullroarerAsh Meadows, Amargosa Valley, Nye County, Nevada · Function not recorded
  10. Atsa (Fort McDermitt) wimo'to snow-melting bullroarerQuinn River drainage, northern Nevada · Weather / fertility magic
  11. Atsugewi Hat Creek children's bullroarerHat Creek and Dixie Valley · Play / practical
  12. Birnirk site baleen bull-roarers (Ford 1959)c. 500–900 AD · Piġniq (Birnirk site), near Utqiaġvik, Alaska · Play / practical
  13. Bohogue Shoshoni wiipunonohwi at Fort HallSnake River plain about Fort Hall, southeastern Idaho · Weather / fertility magic
  14. Bristol Bay bull-roarer (Penn 18400)Bristol Bay, Alaska · Play / practical
  15. Carter Ranch bone bow guardc. 950–1200 AD · Hay Hollow Valley / Little Colorado drainage, Apache County, Arizona · Function not recorded
  16. Bowers Cave cache of twelve roarersc. AD 1150–1800 · California / Los Angeles County / Castaic Cave · Sacred / spirit
  17. Yen' wihəre, wind turnsSouth Carolina Piedmont · Play / practical
  18. Reese River and Smoky Valley Shoshoni bullroarerGreat Smoky Valley, Smith Creek Valley, Reese River and Ione Valley, Nye and Lander counties, central Nevada · Function not recorded
  19. Chandalar storm-turning bullroarerAlaska / East Fork Chandalar and upper Sheenjek drainages · Weather / fertility magic
  20. Chemehuevi (Southern Paiute)Eastern Mojave Desert and Chemehuevi Valley along the lower Colorado River (southeastern California / western Arizona) · Weather / fertility magic
  21. Chetco bull-roarerChetco River, Curry County, Oregon · Play / practical
  22. Tzi-ditindi, cut from lightning-struck pineArizona · Weather / fertility magic
  23. Chugach spring bullroarersPrince William Sound, Alaska · Weather / fertility magic
  24. Cibecue roarer sounded in the openCibecue Creek, east-central Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  25. A roarer cut from manzanitaDry Creek / Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California · Function not recorded
  26. Coast Miwok bullroarerCentral California coast · Restricted
  27. Coast YukiPacific coast of Mendocino County, roughly the Noyo River north to the Sinkyone boundary (Westport–Usal heartland), northern California · Weather / fertility magic
  28. Coeur d'Alene bull-roarerLake Coeur d'Alene, northern Idaho · Play / practical
  29. Comanche yuane 'warm wind' medicine bullroarerComancheria / southwestern Oklahoma · Sacred / spirit
  30. Coso Animal Master figureBefore c. AD 1300 · Coso Range Rock Art Complex, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, eastern California (Inyo/Kern county line) · Sacred / spirit
  31. Cupeño assembly-signal bullroarerCalifornia · Sacred / spirit
  32. Deep Creek Goshute toy bullroarerDeep Creek Valley / Ibapah, western Utah, edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert · Play / practical
  33. Desert Cahuilla assembly bullroarer (Tuva)Tuva / Fish Springs, Salton Sink, Southern California · Sacred / spirit
  34. Diegueño assembly bullroarerCalifornia / Baja borderlands · Restricted
  35. Dividing Point, Alaska antler bullroarer, Yale PeabodyAlaska / Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area / Dividing Point · Function not recorded
  36. Eastern Achomawi shamans' bone bullroarerWest's Valley and Alturas, upper Pit River country, northeastern California · Weather / fertility magic
  37. Eastern Cherokee Birdtown children's bullroarerNorth Carolina / Qualla Boundary / Birdtown · Play / practical
  38. A death omen on the cordTohatchi, New Mexico · Sacred / spirit
  39. Eastern Nevada Shoshoni wunzivuHamilton (White Pine Range), Ely (Steptoe Valley) and Spring Valley, White Pine County, eastern Nevada · Play / practical
  40. Eastern Shoshone bull-roarer swung to bring a thawWind River country, western Wyoming (Wind River Reservation) · Weather / fertility magic
  41. The clown announces the ganWhite River and Fort Apache country, east-central Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  42. Elk Hills cemetery bullroarer fragment (CA-KER-116)c. 1780–1818 AD · Buena Vista Lake, Kern County, California · Function not recorded
  43. Elko and Battle Mountain Shoshoni wind bullroarerElko and Battle Mountain, Humboldt River, Nevada · Weather / fertility magic
  44. Fish Springs Northern Paiute wooden toy bullroarerFish Springs, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California · Play / practical
  45. Foothill Yokuts himhimna, doctor's tool and playthingSierra Nevada foothills from Coarse Gold Creek and the Fresno River south across the Kings, Kaweah and Tule rivers to Poso Creek; Madera, Fresno, Tulare and Kern counties, California · Sacred / spirit
  46. Fort McDowell Yavapai medicine and toy bullroarersFort McDowell Reservation / lower Verde River, Maricopa County, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  47. Galice Creek bull-roarerGalice Creek, Rogue River, Josephine County, Oregon · Play / practical
  48. The feathered Gosiute whirrer of Skull ValleySkull Valley, west of the Great Salt Lake, Utah · Weather / fertility magic
  49. Groom Range nailed-board roarerc. AD 1865–1930 · Groom Range, Lincoln County, Nevada (southern Great Basin), on the Southern Paiute - Western Shoshone boundary · Function not recorded
  50. Gros Ventre toy bullroarerNorthern Plains · Play / practical
  51. Havasupai rain bullroarerGrand Canyon / Havasupai · Weather / fertility magic
  52. Hayfork Wintu storm-wind bullroarerHayfork Valley, Trinity County, northwestern California · Weather / fertility magic
  53. Hogup Cave bull-roarer, Stratum 3c. 7840–4540 BC · Hogup Mountains, Box Elder County, Utah (eastern Great Basin) · Function not recorded
  54. Honey Lake tupununoin, the wind-callerHoney Lake Valley, Lassen County, northeastern California · Weather / fertility magic
  55. Oraibi To-Wok-Kin-Pi bladeOraibi / Third Mesa, Arizona · Weather / fertility magic
  56. Hopi bullroarer, SongoopaviArizona / Hopi Reservation / Second Mesa / Songoopavi (Shongopovi) · Sacred / spirit
  57. Hopi thunder-stick bullroarer, MishongnoviArizona / Hopi Reservation / Second Mesa / Mishongnovi (Musangnuvi) · Weather / fertility magic
  58. Shipaulovi Hopi tovolpi, for dance and playSecond Mesa, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  59. Rustler Hills infant-burial bull-roarerBefore c. 1100 AD · Trans-Pecos Texas (Rustler Hills, Culberson County) · Function not recorded
  60. Chankabletuntunpi, a Lakota boy's toyNorth/South Dakota (Standing Rock) · Play / practical
  61. Hurricane Deck cave bullroarers (Santa Barbara County)Before c. AD 1770 · California / Santa Barbara County / Hurricane Deck · Function not recorded
  62. Inland Yuki thunder-voice bullroarerRound Valley, Mendocino County · Restricted
  63. Iñupiaq wolf-scarer, roots and sinewAlaska / Kotzebue Sound · Play / practical
  64. Point Hope Inupiaq wolfscarer Crossroads AlaskaAlaska / Point Hope · Play / practical
  65. Wainwright Iñupiaq Imigluktaaq bullroarerWainwright, North Slope, Alaska · Play / practical
  66. Inyo County denticulated toy bullroarerCalifornia / Inyo County · Play / practical
  67. Jemez roarer kept in silenceJemez Pueblo, New Mexico · Function not recorded
  68. Kachina Cave serrated scapulac. 3050 BC–c. AD 600 · Smith Creek Canyon, northern Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada (eastern Great Basin) · Function not recorded
  69. Kaibab Southern Paiute notched whirrersArizona Strip / Kaibab Indian Reservation, northern Arizona · Weather / fertility magic
  70. Kalispel bull-roarerPend Oreille River, northeastern Washington · Play / practical
  71. Kamia roarer in toloache countryRincon Reservation, San Diego County, California (NMAI place field) · Function not recorded
  72. Incised Karuk bone roarerKlamath River, California · Function not recorded
  73. Kato (Cahto)Cahto Valley and Long Valley, head of the South Fork of the Eel River, near Laytonville and Branscomb, Mendocino County, northern California · Restricted
  74. Saguaro thunder roarer of the VigitaSanta Rosa Valley, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  75. Kiowa bullroarer word (Harrington 1928)Kiowa Agency / Anadarko, Oklahoma · Function not recorded
  76. Kittitas bull-roarerKittitas Valley, Yakima River, central Washington · Weather / fertility magic
  77. Klamath boy's paddle bullroarerOregon / Klamath region · Play / practical
  78. Koasati Coushatta Bel Abbey bull roarerLouisiana / Allen Parish / Bayou Blue near Elton · Play / practical
  79. Kuipa-dokado wimo'to of the Humboldt SinkLower Humboldt River and Humboldt Sink, north-central Nevada · Weather / fertility magic
  80. Kuyui-dokado wimo'toPyramid Lake and the lower Truckee River, western Nevada · Weather / fertility magic
  81. Navajo Reservoir rockshelter bullroarerc. 1500–1690 AD · New Mexico / Navajo Reservoir district (upper San Juan Basin) · Function not recorded
  82. Laguna Pueblo oyamamuts whizzerLaguna (Kawaik) Pueblo / Cibola County / New Mexico · Weather / fertility magic
  83. Lake MiwokCoyote Valley and the south end of Clear Lake, Lake County, north-central California (around present-day Middletown) · Restricted
  84. A roarer women might watchCimarron, New Mexico · Play / practical
  85. Lovelock Cave horn and wood pendantsc. 1000 BC–AD 300 · Humboldt Valley, Nevada (Great Basin; historic Northern Paiute context) · Function not recorded
  86. Luiseno assembly-signal bullroarerCalifornia · Restricted
  87. Maidu child-toy bullroarerNorthern California · Play / practical
  88. Makah Klokali wolf-ritual roarerCape Flattery, Washington · Restricted
  89. Mattaponi, the eastern seaboard exceptionVirginia / King William County · Function not recorded
  90. Mattocks bowl bullroarer scenec. 1000–1150 AD · Mimbres Valley / Grant County, New Mexico · Function not recorded
  91. Mesa Grande Diegueño bullroarerCalifornia / San Diego County / Mesa Grande Reservation · Sacred / spirit
  92. Mesa Prieta horned figureUndated · New Mexico / northern Rio Grande / Mesa Prieta · Function not recorded
  93. Moanunts Ute wind-making bullroarerSalina Canyon / upper Sevier valley, central Utah · Weather / fertility magic
  94. Blue River painted whizzerc. AD 1000–1130 · Bear Creek Cave / Blue River / upper Gila, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  95. Mohave bullroarer playthingColorado River, Arizona/California · Play / practical
  96. Mono curing bullroarerCalifornia / Great Basin · Sacred / spirit
  97. Mountain Cahuilla jimsonweed bullroarerCalifornia / Southwest · Restricted
  98. Mowataviwatsiu Ute wind-stopping bullroarerSaguache / San Luis Valley, Colorado · Weather / fertility magic
  99. Mowatci Ute wind-and-cloud bullroarerRio Grande headwaters near Conejos, Colorado, and northeastern New Mexico · Weather / fertility magic
  100. Muscogee Creek fohfokv bull-roarer gameOklahoma / Eufaula / eastern Oklahoma · Play / practical
  101. Muwu cache of three bullroarersc. 1500–1800 AD · California / Ventura County / Mugu Lagoon-Point Mugu · Sacred / spirit
  102. Nanticoke Indian River whirligig bullroarerDelaware / Sussex County / Indian River Hundred · Play / practical
  103. Navajo shamanic curing bullroarerSouthwest · Sacred / spirit
  104. Lightning zigzag and Skatakaamcha's heartNortheastern Yavapai country, Cleator–Turkey Creek, Bradshaw Mountains, central Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  105. Bannock wupu'nonoyuwin, Fort HallFort Hall, Snake River plain, southeastern Idaho · Weather / fertility magic
  106. Northern Paiute toy-and-charm bullroarerUtah · Sacred / spirit
  107. Pa-doch, voice of Thunder manNorthern Pomo territory, upper Russian River drainage, Mendocino County, California · Restricted
  108. Four directions before the sickroomStrawberry Valley / Fossil Creek, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  109. Northern Ute wind-caller for the summer-bornUintah and Ouray Reservation / Utah · Weather / fertility magic
  110. Oglala Dakota (Pine Ridge) bull-roarer toyPine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota · Play / practical
  111. Omaha gahoota and horse thievesNebraska (Omaha territory) · Play / practical
  112. Owens Valley Paiute boys’ bullroarerOwens Valley, Inyo and Mono counties, eastern California · Play / practical
  113. Pahvant Ute toy bullroarerLower Sevier River and Sevier Lake desert / Kanosh, Utah · Play / practical
  114. Paiute toy bullroarerGreat Basin · Play / practical
  115. Pakwi-dokado wimo'to, a children's toySouthern shores of Walker Lake, Soda Spring Valley and Hawthorne, western Nevada · Play / practical
  116. Papago assembly and curing bullroarerSouthwest · Weather / fertility magic
  117. Pass Cahuilla assembly bullroarer (Palm Springs)Palm Springs / Coachella Valley, Southern California · Sacred / spirit
  118. Pecos Pueblo Kidder bull-roarerc. 1100–1540 AD · Pecos Pueblo, New Mexico · Function not recorded
  119. Pemule, who flies on bullroarersOld Town (Indian Island), Maine · Function not recorded
  120. Wihoewiketeke, the red-zigzag Pima bladeFunction not recorded
  121. Point Barrow Eskimo toy bullroarerPoint Barrow, Alaska · Play / practical
  122. Pomo taboo spirit-voice and curing bullroarerCalifornia · Restricted
  123. Potter Valley Pomo Thunder Ceremony bullroarerPotter Valley / Mendocino County, California · Weather / fertility magic
  124. Quechan roarer, a recent arrivalLower Colorado River, Arizona · Play / practical
  125. Quinault toy bullroarerWashington coast · Play / practical
  126. Rappahannock blade of tidewater VirginiaVirginia · Function not recorded
  127. Rio Grande Pueblo rhombusRio Grande Pueblo region, New Mexico · Function not recorded
  128. Ruby Valley Shoshoni bullroarerRuby Valley, Elko County, northeastern Nevada · Function not recorded
  129. Saline Valley Shoshoni wooden bullroarerSaline Valley, eastern California · Play / practical
  130. Four Dilzini Gaan and the ClownSan Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona (cultural affiliation) · Sacred / spirit
  131. Five Gaan masks and their roarerSan Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  132. It came off the string twicePinal band country / San Carlos, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  133. San Juan Southern Paiute wind-stopping bullroarerNavajo Mountain country, northern Arizona / southern Utah · Weather / fertility magic
  134. Santa Cruz Island ochre-filled bone bladesc. 1400 BC–AD 300 · Santa Cruz Island / Channel Islands / California · Function not recorded
  135. Sawawaktodo-tuviwarai wind-making wimo'toMiddle Humboldt River around Winnemucca, north-central Nevada · Weather / fertility magic
  136. Serrano signal for silenceCalifornia · Restricted
  137. Eighteen inches of sotol stalkHuachuca Mountains, Arizona · Play / practical
  138. Shivwits Southern Paiute bullroarerShivwits Plateau, Arizona Strip, northwestern Arizona · Weather / fertility magic
  139. Promontory and Cache Valley newUkivo, swung for weatherPromontory Point and the lower Bear River, north shore of Great Salt Lake, and Cache Valley, northern Utah · Weather / fertility magic
  140. Sicangu Lakota Tateka yumunpi wind buzzer bullroarerSouth Dakota / Rosebud Sioux Reservation · Play / practical
  141. Sinkyone wind-control bullroarerSouth Fork Eel River / Bull Creek / Garberville region · Weather / fertility magic
  142. Bone roarer among bear caninesc. 1000–300 BC · Tennessee / Hawkins County / site 40HW44 · Function not recorded
  143. Granite Hill funerary bullroarerUndated · California / San Diego County / Granite Hill · Sacred / spirit
  144. Siuslaw bull-roarerSiuslaw River, Lane County, Oregon · Play / practical
  145. Sixes River (Kwatami) bull-roarerSixes River / Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon · Play / practical
  146. Snake River Shoshoni wind bullroarerSnake River, southern Idaho · Weather / fertility magic
  147. Southern Nevada Shoshoni mountain-sheep-horn bullroarerNorthern Death Valley (Inyo County, California); Beatty and Oasis Valley (Nye County) and Lida (Esmeralda County), Nevada · Play / practical
  148. The sickness circuit, east to northLigaishak / Mogollon Rim, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  149. "Devil-Chaser" bullroarer, St. Lawrence IslandSt. Lawrence Island, Bering Sea, Alaska Territory · Sacred / spirit
  150. Surprise Valley Paiute wind bullroarerSurprise Valley, northeastern California and Warner Valley, Oregon · Weather / fertility magic
  151. Tago-toka wind-making wimo'to of the OwyheeOwyhee River, southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon · Weather / fertility magic
  152. Tanaina weather-magic bullroarerAlaska / Mackenzie-Yukon edge · Weather / fertility magic
  153. Tasiget-tuviwarai wimo'to, toy and wind-makerWinnemucca and Spanish Spring valleys and the Truckee River east of Reno, western Nevada · Weather / fertility magic
  154. Taviwatsiu Ute rawhide bullroarerFront Range near Denver, Colorado (band removed to the Uintah Reservation, 1880) · Sacred / spirit
  155. Teton Dakota bull-roarer toy (Dorsey)South Dakota (Teton Lakota territory) · Play / practical
  156. Tewa San Ildefonso kiva bullroarerPueblo / Southwest · Restricted
  157. Timpanogots Ute horn-bladed bullroarerUtah Lake shores and Wasatch canyons, Utah · Sacred / spirit
  158. Tlingit hunkaya'na toy bullroarerSoutheast Alaska · Play / practical
  159. Toe-dokado wimo'to of the Carson SinkCarson Sink, Carson Lake and the lower Carson River, western Nevada · Weather / fertility magic
  160. Tolowa bull-roarerSmith River, Del Norte County, California · Play / practical
  161. Tübatulabal ku·lišt, the yucca-stalk playthingUpper Kern River and South Fork Kern River drainages, Kern River Valley, southern Sierra Nevada, Kern County, California · Play / practical
  162. Norman Plante's rawhide roarerNorth Dakota / Turtle Mountain Reservation · Function not recorded
  163. Tusayan Walpi snake-dance rhombusWalpi, Tusayan / Hopi mesas, Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  164. Tututni bull-roarerLower Rogue River, Curry County, Oregon · Play / practical
  165. Twana rain-bringing bullroarerHood Canal / Skokomish River, Puget Sound region, Washington · Play / practical
  166. Umatilla bone bullroarerColumbia Plateau, Oregon · Weather / fertility magic
  167. Upper Sacramento Wintu bullroarerUpper Sacramento River canyon, Shasta County, northern California · Play / practical
  168. Nabesna John's pole-mounted roarerAlaska / Upper Tanana River / Nabesna · Sacred / spirit
  169. Valley Maidu bullroarerSacramento Valley, vicinity of Chico, Butte County, California · Function not recorded
  170. Valley Yokuts bullroarer of storm, sickness and playSan Joaquin Valley floor from the San Joaquin River at Friant south through the lower Kings River and Tulare Lake basin to the Kern River and Tejon; Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties, California · Sacred / spirit
  171. Verde Valley cliff-dweller rhombusBefore c. 1500 AD · Verde Valley, central Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  172. Wadatika wind-making bullroarerHarney Valley and Malheur Lake, southeastern Oregon · Weather / fertility magic
  173. Washoe Thunder-stickLake Tahoe - western Nevada · Sacred / spirit
  174. Wenatchi bull-roarerWenatchee River / middle Columbia, central Washington · Weather / fertility magic
  175. It would not sound in publicLittle Colorado River / Leupp, Arizona · Restricted
  176. Black-and-red zigzags beside the GaanWhite Mountain Apache Reservation (White River and its North and East Forks), east-central Arizona · Sacred / spirit
  177. Wimönuntci Ute women's-taboo bullroarerGreat Basin / Colorado Plateau · Restricted
  178. Yosemite Valley pine bullroarersCalifornia / central Sierra Nevada / Yosemite Valley · Function not recorded
  179. Toksook Bay levlugtaqAlaska / Nelson Island, central Bering Sea coast (Yukon-Kuskokwim region) · Function not recorded
  180. Saint Michael ivory-and-hide bladeAlaska / Norton Sound · Play / practical
  181. Zia Pueblo háomomo bullroarerZia Pueblo / Sandoval County / New Mexico · Sacred / spirit
  182. Zuni ritual-warning bullroarerPueblo / Southwest · Sacred / spirit

United States (Alaska) 1

  1. Giyeg and the night roarDeg Hit'an (Ingalik) territory, lower Yukon and Innoko rivers, Anvik-Shageluk-Holy Cross region, interior Alaska · Play / practical