Cowrie shell
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Shell and fabric
Measurements
Bag - 185 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657906
Summary
A fabric drawstring bag containing 328 cowrie shells (bag in storage) used to as gaming pieces for a game that was traditionally Indian in origin. Total number of items is 329.