Divination set comprising case and sharpened sticks

Made:
1750-1900 in China
Divination set comprising cylindrical wooden case

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Divination set comprising cylindrical wooden case
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Divination set comprising cylindrical wooden case, used to throw the 24 sharpened wooden sticks inside, incised with various combinations of dots, Chinese, 1750-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A221179
Materials:
complete, wood, leather and metal
Measurements:
case: 290 mm 75 mm,
stick: 271 mm 4 mm,
type:
divination sets
credit:
Glendining