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
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spinning tops
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children