Games Series

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This series is listed in the Black book. They appear to have been displayed in Case 88 at Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums.

Black book number	PRM entry	Black book entry
Black 1759-1760	Not matched	Case 88 1759 and 1760 Ivory and bronze pegs found beneath a large stone in Ireland believed to be a kind of chessman. Figured and described in the proceedings of the Socy of Antiquaries (3151)
Black 1761	1884.140.27-28	1761 Roman dice ivory
Black 1762	1884.140.26	1762 Roman die or tally ivory
Black 1763	1884.99.48	Case 88 1763 Game board (3127) Added Black book entry - Board for counting small coins 100 at a time India
Black 1764	1884.114.6	Dancing mask from the Hydal tribe of Indians NW Coast of America representing a man troubled with an evil spirit in form of a bird which pecks his face with holes (3307)
Black 1764a	1884.100.16 .1-64	Case 88 1764a Leather case containing a number of short cylindrical marked sticks used in a game of chance NW Coast of America (3172)
Black 1764b	1884.100.17 .11884.100.17 .2	Case 88 1764b Case with beaver's teeth Smee-Tell-aew Teeth marked used as dice by Indians NW coast of America
Black 1765	1884.110.7	Case 88 1765 Shell rattle used in dances North West coast of America (3162)
Black 1766	1884.100.64 .1-42	Case 88 1766 Playing cards (42) Japanese (3125)
Black 1767	1884.100.23 .1-37	Case 88 1767 Playing cards (37) South America (3126)
Black 1768	1884.100.19 .1-38	Case 88 1768 Playing cards (38) Crocodile or alligators skin made by the Indians in the interior of Chili. The figures on these cards are rude imitations of those on Spanish playing cards 1767 [1884.100.23] (3124)
Black 1769	1884.100.55	Case 88 1769 - 1770 Racquet sticks used in ball play N American Indian
Black 1770	1884.100.54	Case 88 1769 - 1770 Racquet sticks used in ball play N American Indian
Black 1771	1884.100.61	Case 88 1771 and 1772 Canes used in throwing game Egyptian (3166)
Black 1772	1884.100.62	Case 88 1771 and 1772 Canes used in throwing game Egyptian (3166)
Black 1773	1884.100.63	Case 88 1773 Ball used for playing New Zealand (3143)
Black 1774	Not matched	Case 88 1774 Calendar carved New Zealand (3120)
Black 1775	1884.100.30	Case 88 1775 Fool's club Early English (3119)
Black book page 76a [Ag 7456d]	1884.100.8-12	Ag 7456d Five Japanese humming tops (3345)
Black book page 76a [Ag 7456d]	1884.100.18 .1-99	Ag 7456d Chinese playing cards (3382) Wood coll (79)

AP, March 2011.

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