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Encyclopedia ID 678

Spinning top

Also known as El Trompo

Spinning top: photograph by Davidturnswood
Photo: Davidturnswood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

A wooden top is wound with cord, thrown to spin as long as possible or to knock others out of a ring.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Caribbean.

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