Gasing : close-up
- Heritage and Culture
- Sports and Recreation
- Tan, Bonny
- 18 Jun 2004
This is a close-up view of two wooden gasing, one blue and the other green, on a table. Each has a metal spike on the tapering end which allows the top to spin. The spinning of such tops is a Malay traditional game. Title devised by Library staff.
Credit Line
All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2004.
Subjects
- Recreation>>Sports
- Ethnic Communities>>Customs and Traditions
- Tops--Singapore--Photographs
- Games--Singapore--Photographs
- Malays (Asian People)--Singapore
- Sports, recreation and travel
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SPINNING OF GASING (TOPS) FROM PREPARATION TO EXECUTION (C1950S) -
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Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean (garlanded) accompanied by member from Citizens' Consultative Committee viewing 'gasing' (tops) spinning during Acting Second Minister for Finance and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim's community visit to Punggol Central cum official opening of Punggol Central football field -
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WOOL PROCESSING: SPINNING: MULE SPINNING. MULE SPINNING FRAMES IN A BRITISH FACTORY. CONVEYOR BELTS (TOP, FOREGROUND) BRING BOBBINS FROM THE WOOL CARDING MACHINES. (DOBROYD LTD., NEAR HUDDERSFIELD, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND). -
SPIKE ARE PIERCED THROUGH THE BACK OF A MEDIUM -
Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence Brigadier-General (BG) Lee Hsien Loong trying his hand at gasing or top spinning during a tour of Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC). Looking on at left of BG Lee is Jalan Besar GRC Member of Parliament Peh Chin Hua (back). -
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Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence Brigadier-General (BG) Lee Hsien Loong trying his hand at gasing or top spinning during a tour of Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC). He is accompanied by the GRC Members of Parliament (from left): Senior Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Education Sidek Saniff (second), and Senior Minister of State for Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Home Affairs Dr Lee Boon Yang (fourth).