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Bullroarer

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  • Bullroarer

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Kalapálo (Kalapalo)

    Collector

    Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998

    Previous owner

    Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998

    Donor

    Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998

    Collection History

    Formerly in the collection of the Amanaka'a Amazon Network (New York City), a nonprofit environmental education organization that assisted indigenous Amazonian communities in protecting their environments and maintaining traditional, sustainable technologies; donated to NMAI by the Amanaka'a Amazon Network in 1998.

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    Date created

    1990-1998

    Catalog Number

    25/4958

    Barcode

    254958.000

    Object Type

    Music and Sound

    Object Name

    Bullroarer

    Media/Materials

    Wood, paint

    Techniques

    Carved, painted

    Dimensions

    29.2 x 5 x 1 cm

    Place

    Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil (inferred)

    See related items

    Kalapálo (Kalapalo)
    Music and Sound

    On View

    NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c9e33c69-ba1c-4400-83aa-f860031858ed

    Record ID

    NMAI_270824

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