Spinning top

Description

Spinning top of carved pale wood, top set with five red seeds: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, Blantyre or Domasi, early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1927.350

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Spinning top, Toy

Production information

Unknown
Domasi, Malawi, Eastern Africa

Materials

Wood, Seed

Physical description

Pale wood; top set with red seeds

Associations

MacVicar, Neil, Dr, 1906 - 1923 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Imagine (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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