Bullroarer – Aboriginal – Australië (Zonder minimumprijs)

A rare and intricately carved wooden bullroarer with great patination due to frequent use and old age. The original cord made of human hair to spin it around was replaced over time by a more durable fishing line.Aboriginal group: Nyulnyul.Local name: Mandaka (Mandeken)Location: Western Australia, Kimberley region, Dampier Peninsula, Beagle Bay.Period: late 19th – early 20th century.Dimensions: 22 x 3.5 centimetres.Decoration: the quadrilateral design most likely represents aquatic coastal features like streams of seawater or tidal pools where seafood was collected.Provenance: old private Australian collection.It came with a longer message board or churinga (see image 5) made by the same skilled artist. They were both contained in a bundle wrapped in paperbark. Acquired (probably traded) by a family of dairy farmers at the beginning of the 20th century who travelled Australia, handed down to generations of relatives.Both were bought from a shopkeeper near Kintore (Walungurru) in the Northern Territory circa mid-20thcentury. This was undoubtedly a collector or hoarder of Aboriginal artefacts, who sometimes accepted this as a means of payment from the locals.Costum made stand included!