The Bullroarer Atlas

Records by area · 33 records

Bullroarer records — South Asia

Bullroarer record pages from South Asia, 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: South Asia · Naga Hills

Bangladesh 2

  1. Chakma whirring woodRangamati District / Chittagong Hill Tracts · Function not recorded
  2. Chittagong notched bladeChittagong District · Play / practical

India 28

  1. Khizabarui Khizami bullroarerNaga Hills / Khizami area · Play / practical
  2. Angami Khonoma boys' toy and bird-scarer bullroarerNaga Hills / present Nagaland · Play / practical
  3. Ao Naga ungungtsü boys-only illness-taboo bullroarerAo country, Mokokchung district, Nagaland (Naga Hills, Assam at time of source) · Play / practical
  4. Chakhesang doorway roarers against sicknessNagaland (Phek), NE India · Sacred / spirit
  5. Hill Maria ait, AbujhmarhAbujhmarh, Bastar State / Central Provinces · Play / practical
  6. Ho biur-biur, a whirling toyBihar and Orissa / Chota Nagpur · Play / practical
  7. Karbi toy spun for its whirrKarbi Anglong, Assam · Play / practical
  8. Khasi Hills bamboo bullroarerKhasi Hills · Sacred / spirit
  9. Calcutta toy bullroarerCalcutta / Kolkata · Play / practical
  10. Konyak Shiong boys' toy bullroarerNaga Hills / present Nagaland · Play / practical
  11. Konyak Tamlu kampi rain bullroarerNaga Hills / present Nagaland · Weather / fertility magic
  12. Konyak ma, swung to call rainNagaland (Mon), NE India · Weather / fertility magic
  13. Konyak Naga rain-making bullroarer, WakchingNagaland / Mon District / Wakching · Weather / fertility magic
  14. Lhota Okotso threm-threm crop-season boys' toyNaga Hills / present Nagaland · Play / practical
  15. Malabar bamboo child's toy bullroarerMalabar / Kerala · Play / practical
  16. Burunga, purely a toyBastar, Chhattisgarh · Play / practical
  17. Munda Ranchi children's bull-roarerBihar and Orissa / Chota Nagpur · Play / practical
  18. Muria Gond bull-roarer from Markabera, BastarBastar / Central Provinces · Play / practical
  19. Nicobar monsoon roarers on sixty-foot polesCentral Nicobar Islands · Weather / fertility magic
  20. Oraon Ranchi dormitory bullroarer emblemChota Nagpur / Ranchi · Restricted
  21. Rengma Meluri aowu-prurr boys toy bullroarerNaga Hills / present Nagaland · Play / practical
  22. Sangtam Naga toy bull-roarer on stickNaga Hills / present Nagaland · Play / practical
  23. Santal Monghyr-Singhbhum children's bull-roarerBihar and Orissa / Chota Nagpur · Sacred / spirit
  24. Sema Sumi bird-scarer and doorway-derivative bullroarersNaga Hills / present Nagaland · Play / practical
  25. Southern Sangtam Phorr athapuka tiger-attracting toyNaga Hills / present Nagaland · Play / practical
  26. Taru Thang held-implement figurec. 8500–3000 BC · Upper Ladakh [Zhungkor], Ladakh Union Territory · Function not recorded
  27. Thadou roarer that calls up spiritsNagaland/Manipur hills, NE India · Sacred / spirit
  28. Tipra (Tripuri) Ker-puja bhemra bullroarerFormer Tripura State / Tripura ritual sphere · Sacred / spirit

India / Pakistan (undivided Punjab at time of source) 1

  1. Punjab ghirknu children’s toyPunjab villages (undivided Punjab) · Play / practical

Sri Lanka 2

  1. Sinhalese runa procession toyCeylon · Play / practical
  2. Sinhalese runa whirring toyCeylon (Colombo, Anuradhapura) · Play / practical