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| Bullroarer | |
| Aliases: | Rhombus |
| Availability: | Common item |
The bullroarer, rhombus, or turndun, is an ancient ritual musical instrument and a device historically used for communicating over greatly extended distances. It dates to the Paleolithic period, being found in Ukraine dating from 17,000 BC. Anthropologist Michael Boyd, a Bullroarer expert, documents a number found in Europe, Asia, the Indian sub-continent, Africa, the Americas, and Australia.
In fiction[]
The Marvel Comics character Gateway used a bullroarer, which aided him with the use of his mutant power to create spatial rifts through which people could travel through.