Apple Shaped Spin Top (Lattu)

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Spin top games were never out of fashion. One of the ancient games that indulged every other kid in the past, such games are still very much fresh and alive thanks to the Channapatna artisans of India. The Apple Shaped Spin Top (Lattu) is an intriguing spintop game offered by goroots. It is one of the exclusive products offered by us and it will keep your kids interested no matter what else they would like to play.The top games are exciting, thrilling and enjoyable. Everybody loves to watch the tops spinning around as it not only creates a beautiful vision but delights the onlookers as well. And this spin top game is entirely a charm. It comes in a fantastically handcrafted shape of an apple, hand-cut using premium ivory wood and naturally dyed colours.Watch it spin as your kids will love playing with this spin top game on and off. It is a great way to make them reunite with the games of the past.The spintop games are widely known for their enjoyment factor, though they are also best regarded for building qualities such as confidence, concentration, skills and techniques.

About Channapatna Art

The wooden toys manufactured in the Channapatna or the toy-town of Karnataka are popularly known as Channapatna toys. It is a proper particular form of art practised in the southern state and is been preserved as a geographical indication (GI) under the norms of the World Trade Organization.

A typical type of wood from the Wrightia Tinctoria tree, also known as Aale Mara or ivory wood, is used in the making of the Channapatna toys. This wood is light in weight and closely grained so that it is easy to work with. It is easy to cut, process and finish and the artisans can find the wood in abundance as the tree is abundantly found in the geographical area.

Right from procuring the wood to its pruning, seasoning and colouring, the expert Channapatna craftsmen use handicraft skills that are pure, crude and raw. Final polishing of the product and the dyeing is done using naturally found colours or vegetable dyes based on the likes and preferences of the artisans.

The Channapatna toy industry is in great demand today. Although, a decade ago it faced an intense competition from the Chinese market, Channapatna toy industry is now back on its feet and enjoying great reception worldwide. Most of the products are exported to USA, UK and Europe.