Spinning top

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Date created: probably AD 800–1400

Culture/People: possibly Thule Tradition: Punuk Stage (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1935.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Thule Tradition: Punuk Stage (archaeological culture); Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/9001
Barcode: 189001.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Spinning top
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws606d51e7b-aa7b-4629-ac9c-db4da561ad98

Record ID: NMAI_201811