Spinning Top

16189

From: Johore | Malay Peninsula

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 16189
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Johore | Malay Peninsula
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Heavy hardwood, dark brown.Turned on lathe, with resulting grooves. Disc shaped, with rounded knob on top; long point, recessed, projecting from bottom. Pedada. Originally two hanks of string with tops 16184-16190.

Length 8 cm
Width 9 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Sultan of Johore (through his agent Rounsevelle Wildman), 1893

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