- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- [1 of] Two spinning tops.
- Cultural groups
- Orang Negeri
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1945
- Date collected
- circa 1945
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1974
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Nailed, Process Carpentered, Process Turned
- Dimensions
- Height: max 62 mm, Width: max 88 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1974.6.3
Search terms: Toy and Game, Children and Childcare, Toy, Spinning-top
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