Object Number | P998A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | Borneo |
Date Made | Before 1897 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Wood die. Cube with six faces, each divided by incised lines into four squares: two contiguous squares red, two white. Used in a gambling game played in Southeast Asia called Lien Poh ("Turning Treasure"). The die is the Poh ("Treasure") and the box (P998B-C) is the Poh Kam ("Treasure Cover"). |
Height | 1.2 cm |
Length | 1.2 cm |
Width | 1.2 cm |
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