Gangsing is a traditional spinning top toy that is one of the oldest toys found in archaeological sites. It can be made of wood, plastic, or other materials and comes in a variety of shapes, such as oblong, round, heart-shaped, cone-shaped, or cylinder shaped. To play, a rope or strap is wrapped around the rod on the top and the top is thrown on the ground by pulling the rope to make it spin.
Gangsing is a traditional spinning top toy that is one of the oldest toys found in archaeological sites. It can be made of wood, plastic, or other materials and comes in a variety of shapes, such as oblong, round, heart-shaped, cone-shaped, or cylinder shaped. To play, a rope or strap is wrapped around the rod on the top and the top is thrown on the ground by pulling the rope to make it spin.
Gangsing is a traditional spinning top toy that is one of the oldest toys found in archaeological sites. It can be made of wood, plastic, or other materials and comes in a variety of shapes, such as oblong, round, heart-shaped, cone-shaped, or cylinder shaped. To play, a rope or strap is wrapped around the rod on the top and the top is thrown on the ground by pulling the rope to make it spin.
can spin on the shaft and rotate. It is the oldest toy found in various archaelogical sites and still be recognizable until now. It made by wood, plastic, or other materials.
Gangsing have variety of forms,
depending on its region. There are oblong and round, shaped like a heart, cone, or cylinder. There is also shaped like a flying saucer. A top consist of a head section, the body section, and the foot section. However, the shape, size, and pairs of top are different according to each area. It is very simple to play gangsing. Just wrap the strap on the rod sticking out of the top. Then pull the rope and throw into the ground.
Throwing-sticks in the National Museum
Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-'84,
Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890, pages 279-289