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Divination in S. Africa
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Divining Dice

Smaller set: Tshitambo
Tsonga, South Africa
Ivory; each 3.5 x 1.8 x 0.5 cm (1 3/8 x 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Late 19th–early 20th century
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Standard Bank Collection of African Art

Larger set: Makakata
Shona, South Africa
Wood; each 10.8 x 2.9 x 0.5 cm (4 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Early 20th century
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Standard Bank Collection of African Art

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