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Museum number:
5-6991
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006991
Alternate number:
109 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Spinning top; cone-shaped wood; one end flattened; h. 10.5 cm; dia. at base 5 cm. Toy used by young boys. Top is spun by hitting with a whip, see 5-7012-13
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Top, accession number 5-6991, described as Spinning top; cone-shaped wood; one end flattened; h. 10.5 cm; dia. at base 5 cm. Toy used by young boys. Top is spun by hitting with a whip, see 5-7012-13Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Top, accession number 5-6991, described as Spinning top; cone-shaped wood; one end flattened; h. 10.5 cm; dia. at base 5 cm. Toy used by young boys. Top is spun by hitting with a whip, see 5-7012-13
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Top, accession number 5-6991, described as Spinning top; cone-shaped wood; one end flattened; h. 10.5 cm; dia. at base 5 cm. Toy used by young boys. Top is spun by hitting with a whip, see 5-7012-13

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