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1938.36.1315

Thin stick with round dried plant fruit pushed on one end to form a spinning top. [ASh [OPS move] 03/06/2016]

1938.36.1315

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Collection type
Object
Description
Thin stick with round dried plant fruit pushed on one end to form a spinning top. [ASh [OPS move] 03/06/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen)
Cultural groups
Arawe
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected
3 July 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fruit, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 138 mm, Width: max 12 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1315 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1247

Search terms: Toy and Game, Children and Childcare, Toy