Chinese or Southeast Asian I am not sure
) carved into the well at one end
And the form of it is excellent too
A few small edge chips here and there and a little a little greening to the brass pins
with a little tearing to the blue paper on the edges and bottom of the box
Lovely Collection of Three Early 19th C. Carved Bone Teetotem (Game Spinners) folded cigarette backs Chinese or Southeast Asian II have always wanted one of these so what a thing to find three together! They are early 19th century bone "teetotems" used for games, including "put and take," essentially like dice. Two of these are eight sided, the white one six sided, and all of them spin brilliantly, like tops. (Pure pleasure setting them spinning, and all sorts of games one might play with them.) Possibly sailor made, possibly prisoner of war, it is hard to know for sure, but