Object name: Spinning top / Collection place: Momase Region, Papua New Guinea / Collector: Bruce D. Lawes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37840, described as top; rounded section of coconut shell; concave surface has incised, lime filled designs of double 4-pointed stars flanked by four triple ring-shaped circles; hole in center for handle, which is missing; rim cracked; spun by boys and men in the ceremonial plaza to encourage the growth of yams

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37832, described as top; section of coconut shell rounded, concave surface has incised designs of two double volutes enclosing double dentate motif; perforation for handle, which is missing; spun in the ceremonial plaza by men and boys, to encourage the growth of yams

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37838, described as top; section of coconut shell rounded, with serrated rim; concave surface has incised design of concentric rings roughly oval in outline - some are zig-zags, some have “v” shaped hatching; hole in center for handle, which is missing; spun in the ceremonial plaza by men and boys, to encourage the growth of yams

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37835, described as Top; section of coconut shell rounded, with serrated rim; concave surface has incised design of three concentric 4-pointed stars; hole in center for handle, which is missing; rim slightly chipped; spun in the ceremonial plaza by men and boys, to encourage the growth of yams.

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37839, described as top; section of coconut shell rounded, with serrated rim; concave surface has incised design of central double 4-pointed star enclosed by a ring of v-shaped hatching near rim; hole in center for handle, which is missing; spun in the ceremonial plaza by men and boys, to encourage the growth of yams

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37833, described as top; section of coconut shell rounded, concave surface has incised designs of 4-pointed star enclosed by double rings with hatch-mark designs; hole in center for handle which is missing; spun in the ceremonial plaza by men and boys, to encourage the growth of yams

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37837, described as top; section of coconut shell rounded, with serrated rim; concave surface has incised design of three concentric 6-pointed stars, the innermost of which has dentate interior line; hole in center for handle, which is missing; spun in the ceremonial plaza by men and boys, to encourage the growth of yams

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37836, described as top; section of coconut shell rounded, with serrated rim; concave surface has incised designs of double 4-pointed stars bordered by 4 pointed ovals placed diagonally; hole in center for handle, which is missing; spun in the ceremonial plaza by men and boys, to encourage the growth of yams

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37834, described as top; section of coconut shell rounded, concave surface has incised designs of concentric circles, some zig-zagged, some hatched; hole in center for handle, which is missing; spun in the ceremonial plaza by men and boys, to encourage the growth of yams

Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, accession number 11-37841, described as top; rounded section of coconut shell; concave surface has incised designs of ovals, double volutes, and outer ring of v-shaped hatchings; hole in center for handle, which is missing; rim cracked