The Bullroarer Atlas

Records by area · 31 records

Bullroarer records — Southeast Asia

Bullroarer record pages from Southeast 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 · Southeast Asia · Naga Hills

Indonesia 13

  1. Dyak Hantu-Hantuan Southwest Kalimantan bullroarerSouthwest Kalimantan / Borneo · Function not recorded
  2. Ende, Flores (jata)Central Ende region, Flores · Weather / fertility magic
  3. Java kitiran child toy bullroarer analogueJava · Play / practical
  4. Karo Batak dengeng-dengeng children's toyBukit, Karo highlands, North Sumatra · Play / practical
  5. Miau Baru Kayan buluq laluq wind bullroarerMiau Baru, Kongbeng, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan · Function not recorded
  6. Pagai's paired bullroarersPagai Islands, Mentawai Islands · Function not recorded
  7. Riwi-riwi löchö, the dry-season insectLafau, Nias Island · Play / practical
  8. Orang Darat kitiran, cord intactManggar, Belitung (Billiton), Bangka–Belitung · Function not recorded
  9. Rote (Roti)Southwest Rote island (off SW Timor), Nusa Tenggara Timur · Play / practical
  10. Sundanese (kekinciran)Sundanese districts, West Java · Function not recorded
  11. Ternate bubuwasTernate, North Moluccas · Function not recorded
  12. Toba-Batak Sumatra toy bullroarerPlay / practical
  13. Tojo lelempali leaf bullroarerTojo coast, Central Sulawesi · Function not recorded

Malaysia 7

  1. Jahai pusign, hushed by thunderUpper Perak (Temengor and the Teladn) and the Kelantan interior · Play / practical
  2. Kayan (Borneo) padi-clearing bullroarerSarawak rivers, Sea Dayak country · Sacred / spirit
  3. Kenyah Klemantan Baram wat jawat rice-field bullroarerSarawak / Baram River District · Weather / fertility magic
  4. Kenyah-Badang kidiu paired bullroarerUpper Rejang River / Belaga District, Sarawak · Play / practical
  5. Kintak Bong bĕtaling, the tiger’s callPerak / Ulu Selama / Lubok Tapah · Restricted
  6. Narom bullroarer, Lower Baram, SarawakSarawak / ?Narom · Play / practical
  7. Semaq Beri (Evans's Sakai-Jakun) lightning bullroarer mythTekai River, Jerantut district, Pahang · Function not recorded

Malaysia / Thailand 1

  1. Patani Malay elephant-scarer bullroarerKuala Langat District, Selangor (Federated Malay States, British Malaya) · Play / practical

Myanmar 1

  1. Tangkhul NagaSomra Tract, Naga Hills · Sacred / spirit

Philippines 4

  1. Bontoc wedwed violent-death bullroarerMountain Province, Luzon · Sacred / spirit
  2. Ifugao wiwiw bullroarerNorthern Luzon / Eastern Lepanto / Northern Nueva Vizcaya · Play / practical
  3. Sagada (Northern Kankanay / Lepanto-Bontok Igorot)Sagada, western Mountain Province, Cordillera Central, northern Luzon (Northern Kankanay / former Lepanto territory) · Play / practical
  4. Tinguian Patoc pabilbil bullroarerAbra / Patoc / Luzon · Play / practical

Thailand 4

  1. Jalor (Yala) MalaysPatani region, Kampong Jalor (Yala, S. Thailand) · Play / practical
  2. Baling, the whirling fishing-rod rigPattani, lower Siam (Malay coast) · Play / practical
  3. Southern Lisu forest-spirit bullroarer, northern ThailandNorthern Thailand / eastern Shan Southern Lisu dialect range · Sacred / spirit
  4. Thai-Lue children's pipe-bundle bullroarer, PhaedPhaed Village, Chiengkham District (then Chiengrai Province), North Thailand · Play / practical

Timor-Leste 1

  1. Makasae (Makasai)Baguia, Baucau District, East Timor · Function not recorded