Whirligig

P1381

From: Sumatra | Komering Agong

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Tapus
Object Number P1381
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lampong
Provenience Sumatra | Komering Agong
Date Made 1901
Section Oceanian
Description

Whirligig (Tapus). Flat doughnut shaped, with dark brown, smooth, cracked surface. Tan fabric "string" with two streamers. "The old men say it has been here since they were children."

Thickness 1.2 cm
Outside Diameter 4.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901

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