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View full screenGame board for chaupar or patchisi, part of set, checquered, glass beads, gold leaf: India, Kathiawar, Kathi, mid 20th century
A.1984.471
Kathiawar, Gujarat, India, South Asia
Mid 20th century
Kathi
Scarlet cotton covered with network of small coloured glass beads
Kathiawar, Gujarat, India, South Asia
Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
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Fragments of a pegged bone board, probably for the Viking game Hnefatafl, from Birsay, Orkney, 950 - 1200 AD
Slate gaming board with incised chequer board pattern on one face, from Jarlshof, 1050 - 1200 AD
Back-board from a burden basket, made of carved wood with inlaid shell eyes: Asia, South East Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, 20th century
Carved and painted wooden keris board with figures and animals in relief: South East Asia, Indonesia, Java, possibly late 19th century
Collection of large display boards/advertisements including material promoting Persil, McVities, Fray Bentos, Ceylon Tea, Spillers, Casa Coffee, Nestles, HP and Nescafe, c1960-1970s