Accession No
Z 9975
Description
Adaptation of top made of matchbox bean. Spindle of reed or hardwood.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mabuiag
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 9975; MAA: Z 9975
Cultural Affliation
Material
Lead; Reed; Hardwood; Bean; Metal; Cane; Wood
Local Term
kolapi
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Research: Examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums By Moore.D.R On 1984 - The Torres Strait Collections of A.C. Haddon. British Museum Publications; Ref. Plate: 263
Event Date 11/8/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Adaptation of top made of matchbox bean. Spindle of reed or hardwood
Event Date 11/8/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Description from (now deleted) duplicate record: 'Two spinning tops, each with lead disc drilled for central spindle. One spindle made from short reed and the other made of long, thin piece of hardwood'.
Event Date 1/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:79318
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