Latim
Latim is a wooden spinning top, wound with string and thrown to make it spin.
Era: 90s & 2000s
What it was like
An iron spike at the bottom is what it spins on. Good players could scoop a spinning top onto their palm or lift it on the string.
There were contests too: throwing your top to knock someone else's.
Questions
- What is a latim made of?
- Usually wood, with an iron spike at the bottom, and a string to spin it.