Object manipulation is a form of dexterity play or performance in which one or more artists physically interact with one or more objects. These can be special props made for the purpose of the manipulation itself - such as balls, clubs, hoops, rings, poi, staff, devil sticks, etc. - or any other object. In this case we consider it as object manipulation when the object is taken out of its socially acknowledged context and its original purpose.
Object manipulators may also be practitioners of fire dancing, which is essentially object manipulation where specially designed props are soaked in fuel and lit on fire.
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An orderly tossing, exchange of hands, and/or bounding of various objects:
Rotation of an object, often as a component of dance:
Showcasing manual dexterity, sometimes with the use of small props, typically in illusionary ways:
Highlighting the mechanics of an object, or interplay between a set of objects:
Ministry of Manipulation - a large resource for object manipulation references (video and articles)