game pieces

Game made from lacquered wood and string. The game consists of a disc of wood, which is decorated with red on the underside and red on the top with an incised pattern and a black band. The disc has five holes, through which string has been threaded. The string supports four wooden spheres with red with natural bands around the circumference. There is no string through the central hole of the disc.

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