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Toy with Mexican Flag

"This playful device seems intended for mere fascination as it merrily performs a hypnotic dance for its holder. It is a well crafted toy aimed at the child in us all. The celebratory feel of this modern Mexican artifact is equally enjoyable to me as watching a fireworks display. However, it requires no gunpowder and is renewably reusable again and again. All it requires is an eager flick of the wrist and gravity; a pair of eyes complete its intended purpose. A human could hold this twirling module and chant a song to self or silently let the mind go and fall into trance-like meditation. Utilitarian in all the sense of wonder, there is no greater functionality on the planet than to distract from the mundane with a reminder that life is to be enjoyed."

–J N Miller, Museum Media Specialist