Friday, November 26, 2010

What is tops

The top is a game that can rotate on its axis, while balancing on one point. Gasing is a traditional game of the Malays since time immemorial. Usually played after the harvest. Top games contested between the villages. The winner is calculated based on the length of time the top is able to rotate.

Top made of wood bebaru, yellow, merbau, Rambai, durian or kundang. Wood will be ditakik-notch and scraped up into top shape.

Top rope made from bark bebaru. But now the top rope made of nylon rope. The length of the top rope length is usually dependent on one's hands. typically 1 meter long. Coconut oil is used to facilitate the movement of the top rope.

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