game pieces and blanks

[larson1951]

here are a few frames of some mostly bone gaming pieces
after them is some images of a bone which was in the process of being made into game pieces
these would have been the rectangular type with the 'X' on it
larson1951

 

[Neogeo]

Dang bro...Those are sweet....In the game piece pix...12-& 1 o clock Are my fav's...just steller...Thanx for shareing them..

 

[flintdigger]

Those are very interesting. Very nice pieces . Like those Steve.

 

[larson1951]

thanks frank
thanks tommy
do you think the one at 12:00 is the sun?
and maybe the one at 1:00 is a badger, turtle, or possibly a bug?
it is hard to tell

larson1951

 

[flintdigger]

Those are interesting, not sure about the one at 12:00 but the one at 1:00 the marks do look like leg's.

 

[Neogeo]

Yep I do think it is a sun....The one at 1 I still say looks like an hour glass,BlackWidow?

 

[Jonzer]

Yep. I agree with Neo.
Awesome pieces from an awesome friend!
Thanks Steve. Your collection is one of the best I've ever seen.

 

[T Witko]

thanks frank
thanks tommy
do you think the one at 12:00 is the sun?
and maybe the one at 1:00 is a badger, turtle, or possibly a bug?
it is hard to tell

larson1951

I think it's the "M" symbol that I've seen on some of your other bone tools. Like those on the paint stick in the second photo in your "a few of my favorite things" post. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,456902.msg3245192.html#msg3245192

 

[larson1951]

that makes a lot of sense about that symbol
you might be right about the "double 'M' symbol"
thanks witko
stevie

 

[tmodel]

Lars!! first photo upper and lower left corners and upper right corner is that hole in the center of these pices with the x or hourglass marks drilled all the way through, and is that not the same
mark with tally marks that is on the horse or bird effigy with the eye drilled all the way though. that is in favorite things post. Terry

 

[larson1951]

thanks terry
yup the holes are drilled all the way through on those pieces
and ya that mark on the chin of that crane effigy tool is the same kind of 'X'
i think out of the five or six bird heads i have seen or found i think every one had that 'X' on its chin
i wish i knew if the X had a meaning
steve

 

[tmodel]

Lars!! i think that every mark they put on there tools and game pices had a meaning to them we just have no way to know what. Terry