PURARI DELTA, Gulf of Papua. Kaiaimunu" or "bullroarer" rhombus consisting of a flat wooden blade that howls or roars as it spins in the air on a rope. Bullroarers occupy a traditional place of honour in men's ceremonial pavilions. They were used at the funerals of important men and were called imunu viki ("weeping spirits"). Size: 51x7 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Blois. Acquired in February 2006 from Galerie Serge Schoeffel, certificate attached.