Spinning Top

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Item X 44614 Toy. Cairns, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia. 1840 - 1900

Summary

A spinning top made from a hollow seed with a stick set in place with resin on one side and string on the other.

Physical Description

A spinning top made from a seed pod mounted on a single short stick set with resin or beeswax.

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Object/Medium

Toy
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Cairns, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

1840 - 1900
Object Measurements

160 mm (Length), 60 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
Keywords

Play, Game
Collection Names

Percival C. Cole Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 44614 Toy. Cairns, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia. 1840 - 1900

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