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
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