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In Australian Aboriginal culture, a sacred stone or wooden board, from 7 cm/2 in to 4 m/12 ft long, usually incised or painted with totemic designs. They were made by men and kept hidden from women and uninitiated boys. Small ones were often attached to possum or human hair string and used as bullroarers.
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