- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Humming-top with ?Japanese lettering.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Japanese
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1940
- Date collected
- By 1940
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1940
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Height: max 190 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1940.12.156
Search terms: Toy and Game, Music, Spinning-top, Musical Instrument
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