DepartmentLatin America
Spinning top
NameToy
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeParacho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, varnish, metal, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in. (7 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art, A.1983.9.210
Object numberA.1983.9.210
DescriptionLathe-turned painted, and incised twister. Painted green with two black bands, and seven incised lines exposing wood. There is an inserted metal point on the tip.
