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Encyclopedia ID 908

Gasing

Also known as spinning top

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Wound-string spinning tops spun for duration or knocked out of play, part of the shared Malay-world toy tradition.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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