Lot: 111
101st AuctionBullroarer
Australia
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
---|---|---|
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany | L: 15.9 inch |
600 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
wood, red ochre, lime, string remnants,
The bullroarer is an ancient ritual musical instrument and a device historically used for communicating over greatly extended distances.
Attached to cord and swirled around very fast they produce a tone in various frequences. Used in the cult they were interpreted as the voices of ancestors and spirits.