| The old men knew they were lying when they maintained that the sound of the bullroarer was the voice of supernatural beings or that initiands were to be swallowed by monsters. |
| Shaped like a knife, a bullroarer makes a humming noise when it is swung. |
| The bullroarer makes a sound similar to a bull's territorial call. |
| Among these are the integration of musical instruments such as bullroarer, pairs of boomerangs, clapping sticks, seed and shell rattles, and didjeridu into rock group lineups. |
| The sanctity of the bullroarer has been shown to be very widespread. |
| Though treated as a toy by Europeans, the bullroarer has had the highest mystic significance and sanctity among primitive people. |
