Download spinnything (a momentshowing)
This is a momentshowing from this summer. Riki from New Zealand is demonstrating a delightful … um … er … I don’t know what the Maori word for it is so I call it a spinnything.
Did you ever loop a
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string through a big button and spin it? It’s like that. My grandma taught me how to make this toy. I was delighted to see that the Maori use it, though they don’t use a button. They use wood or bone, and smooth or carve it to shape the sound it will make. My parents played with these, and when Riki demonstrated it there was the noisy joy of remembrance in the room.
But watch how quickly everyone goes silent, unwilling to break the magic of the mesmerizing sound.
Riki says the Maori use these for:
children’s toys (like Grandma!)
healing respiratory problems
musical instruments
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