Whip Top

17622A

From: Korea

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 17622A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Korean
Provenience Korea
Period Joseon Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century - 1895
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Description

Paeng-ee or top (팽이) in the collection. Made of wood and has flat top surface with pointed bottom. One would play 팽이 top during winter when one would spin the top by whipping it on the frozen ground.

Credit Line Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896

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