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1918.11.5

Spinning top, spun with the fingers by children, consisting of a short stick stuck into a perforated seed [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/3/2005]

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1918.11.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spinning top, spun with the fingers by children, consisting of a short stick stuck into a perforated seed [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/3/2005]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Queensland Torres Strait Islands Mer Island
Cultural groups
Meriam Mir
Person
Field collector Alfred Cort Haddon
Field collector Cambridge Torres Straits Expedition
PRM source Alfred Cort Haddon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
?1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 03/1918
Materials and processes
Material Plant Seed, Material Wood Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1918.11.5

Search terms: Toy and Game, Children and Childcare, Spinning-top

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