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Set of nine (interlocking) bone 'cups' threaded onto an hide thong/tag. Each cup has been scored with a roman numerial?
Label found with object: yellow exhibition label.
Game played by throwing up the string of bone 'cups' and catching as many as possible on the pin (missing). The hide tag may also be caught.
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