Top spinning was believed to make easier the felling of trees for new padi fields.
Again, in late February the young men traditionally played with tops once more in order to burst spiritually the womb or kandong of the padi so as to hasten the ripening of the grain. As men are spinning tops, boys play with small tops made by their fathers. Iban tops are usually made of tough, strong woods such as kayu malam, bait, engkerutak, mengeris, and tapang.
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