Culture/People:

Kalapálo (Kalapalo)  Search this

Collector:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Previous owner:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Donor:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Object Name:

Bullroarer

Media/Materials:

Wood, cordage, paint

Techniques:

Carved, drilled, painted

Dimensions:

33.4 x 5.4 x 1.5 cm

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

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

Date created:

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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Catalog Number:

25/4957

Barcode:

254957.000

See related items:

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Music and Sound

On View:

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

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ca7fb332-c2c0-49e0-b843-b2a40b2e18d2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_270823