Spinning top

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Culture/People: Guna (Kuna)
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Previous owner: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Seller: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1918 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Río Capetí (Capetti); Emberá-Wounaan Indigenous Territory, Darién Province; Panama

See related items: Guna (Kuna); Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/3586
Barcode: 083586.001

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Spinning top
Media/Materials: Gourd, wood, cordage
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60a20b140-a4ea-442b-87c6-e5c3543d8106

Record ID: NMAI_90111