Bullroarer
About this object
History of use
Used to call rain. It was given to boys at the end of the sacred season by kachinas.
Cultural context
ceremonial
Iconographic meaning
Red (south) corn plant and yellow (north) kiva are important symbols representing the primary crop and important ceremonial structure, respectively.
Physical description
Thin, flat, wooden rectangle painted bright colours; one end comes to a round point with a small hole at centre of the point. One side has a blue background with yellow geometric shapes outlined in red. The other side is painted blue with dark red diagonal strips.
Materials
Date Acquired
16 Jan 1980
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 14 cm x 5 cm x .4 cm
Object Number
Nh155