H69.494.2
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE OBJECT? YO-YO
BECAUSE: IT BOUNCES UP & DOWN.
THE OBJECT REPRESENTS: PLAY
EXPLAIN WHY (BELIEF OR FEELING): I DON'T USUALLY PLAY WITH THEM. LITTLE BROTHER THROWING THEM AWAY.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION -
SHAPE: ROUND
COLOR(S): SPARKLY GREEN
MATERIAL: WOOD PAINT & STRING
CULTURAL DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
WHERE DID YOU FIND IT? ON THE FLOOR
HOW DID IT GET THERE? (Where did it come from) JUST LEFT IT THERE. CAME FROMSTORE - HE LOST INTEREST IN IT.
WHO DID IT BELONG TO? LITTLE BROTHER
WHO MADE IT? FLY BACK YO-YO
HOW WAS IT MADE? CARVE THE WOOD - PAINT IT & THEN PUT STRING IN IT.
WHAT OTHER KINDS OF OBJECTS ARE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE OR USED WITH THIS ONE? PLATE THAT, SPINS WHEN YOU PULL STRING AWAY. A SLINKY
HOW IS THE OBJECT USED? WIND THE STRING AROUND IT. THEN LET IT ROLL DOWN THE STRING.
WHO USES THE OBJECT MOST OF THE TIME? LITTLE BROTHER
WHERE WOULD YOU USUALLY FIND THE OBJECT? IN HIS ROOM AT THE BOTTOM OF A BOX OR UNDER THE TABLE
IS IT BROKEN OR COMPLETE?--what is missing? COMPLETE
WHAT DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, THINK ABOUT IT--YOUR ATTITUDE: YOU PLAY WITH THEM NOW AND THEN
VALUE:
WHAT IS THE FUTURE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE OBJECT? ITS A FAD NOW - PROBABLY WON'T USE THEM THEN.
WHY DID YOU SELECT IT? IT WAS THE CLOSEST THING I COULD GRAB THIS MORNING.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THE OBJECT IS WORTH TODAY? $.75
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KEEP THE OBJECT? NO
Used: Longfellow School | Longfellow neighborhood | Lusk Street, Oakland | Student | Play | Fli Back
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