Roaring Sesame

Japanese: うなりごま
Roaring Sesame

...It has holes in it, and when it is turned it produces a sound. It was also called 'Nari Goma' (Roaring Top), 'Kara Goma' (Chinese Top), 'Hanbell Goma' (Hand Bell Top), 'Zou Goma' (Elephant Top), and 'Gon Gon Goma' (Gon Gon Top). Nowadays, it is made of bamboo, wood, tin, plastic, etc. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Unarigoma" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…穴があいており,まわすと音響を発する。うなりごま,空鐘,唐ごま,半鐘ごま,ゾウごま,ごんごんごまなどとも呼ばれた。現在では竹製,木製,ブリキ製,プラスチック製などがある。…

※「うなりごま」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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