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NameToy
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeMexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, varnish, metal
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 in. (8 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art, A.1983.9.193X
Object numberA.1983.9.193X
DescriptionTwo lathe-turned painted and varnished wood twirlers. Both have dark brown bands on natural colored wood. One has a pink band near the tip, the other has a green band. Both of them have inserted metal tips.
Spinning top
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
Spinning top
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
Spinning top
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
Spinning top
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
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Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
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Artist Not Recorded
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Artist Not Recorded
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Artist Not Recorded
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Artist Not Recorded
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Artist Not Recorded
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