Unusual Antique Bone & Ebony Dominoes with Red Dots, Center Rings -- Complete Set white crane created not so much to

created not so much to be artful as to serve a function

Hand-thrown then trimmed and I believe salt fired

with just a bit of wear around a few of the shaker holes

5ʺw × 8ʺd × 5ʺh

with the little circles representing holes in the ice--portals to the underwater world--but rather love that the figures seem more interested in the seals swimming around them

Unusual Antique Bone & Ebony Dominoes with Red Dots, Center Rings -- Complete Set white crane created not so much toA beautiful, very unusual set! I have only found one other set out there online showing carved rings like these around the brass center pins, giving them the look of targets that set, presumed Civil War era, had blue dots and red circles and were described as patriotically themed. The bone layer on these is very thick, the dots a deep blood red, and the circles and center lines black, all in great condition with very little color loss. Great feel in