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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum number 11-37637, described as top, boys’ spinning, coconut shell with incised designs, wooden stem attached with resin
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum 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
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum number 11-37575, described as top, boys’ spinning, coconut shell with incised designs, wooden stem attached with resin, edge chipped off
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum number 11-37595, described as top, boys’ spinning, coconut shell with incised designs, wooden stem attached with resin
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum number 11-37634, described as top, boys’ spinning, coconut shell with incised designs, wooden stem attached with resin
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum number 11-37572, described as top, boys’ spinning, coconut shell with incised designs, wooden stem attached with resin
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum number 11-37597, described as top, boys’ spinning, coconut shell with incised designs, wooden stem attached with resin
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum 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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum number 11-37615, described as top, boys’ spinning, coconut shell with incised designs, wooden stem attached with resin
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spinning top, museum number 11-37606, described as top, boys’ spinning, coconut shell with incised designs, wooden stem attached with resin