Spinning top

Culture/People
Makah
Collector
Stewart Culin, Non-Indian, 1858-1929
Previous owner
Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
Collection History
Collected or purchased by Stewart Culin (1858-1929, later of the Brooklyn Museum) for the Free Museum of Art and Science circa 1900; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum of Science and Art in 1908.
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Place
Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA
See related items
Makah
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
1/9332
Barcode
019332.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling
Native Term
ho-bus-ca-dis
Object Name
Spinning top
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
10.7 x 8 x 8 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6095f26b3-9bee-4e5d-a32a-38ecbe53a27b
Record ID
NMAI_20331