Spinning Top
Teetotum
20275
From: Australia | Northeast Queensland | Near Cairns
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 20275 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Queeariburra |
| Provenience | Australia | Northeast Queensland | Near Cairns |
| Date Made | Before 1897 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Gourd | Wood | Gum |
| Description | Small round gourd with holes top and bottom through which is inserted a straight stick, projecting a little at the bottom (on which it spins), where it is secured by fiber binding and some sort of gum, and more at the top (where it is grasped). Four small round holes spaced out around the circumference. Many fine cracks. Small oblong label pasted on top with number E5118, and number 20275 written on side. |
| Height | 16.51 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with Henry H. Giglioli, 1897 |
| Other Number | E5118 - Original Number |
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