In Culture
| North American Indian Bullroarers. | ||
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tsin ndi'ni' "groaning stick" |
tzi-ditindi "sounding wood" |
nakaantan "making cold" |
This instrument has been used by numerous early and traditional cultures in both the northern and southern hemispheres but in the popular consciousness it is perhaps best known for its use by Australian Aborigines (it is from one of their languages that the name turndun comes).
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