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1981.33.76

Spinning top made of perforated palm nut with stick stuck through from top to bottom and fixed with resin. String tied around the stick handle. [ASh [OPS move] 02/06/2016]

1981.33.76

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spinning top made of perforated palm nut with stick stuck through from top to bottom and fixed with resin. String tied around the stick handle. [ASh [OPS move] 02/06/2016]
Cultural groups
Sanumá
Person
Field collector Marcus Colchester
PRM source Marcus Colchester
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1980
Date collected
1979 - 1980
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes
Material Palm Nut Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 96 mm, Diameter: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1981.33.76 Other numbers: 2

Search terms: Toy and Game, Spinning-top

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