Divination game

Museum number:
9-5391a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21095391a@2dc
Alternate number:
9-5391a
Accession number:
Acc.1727
Description:
Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.
Donor:
The Bates Estate
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 2 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 3 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 4 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 5 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 6 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 7 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 8 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 9 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 10 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 11 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 12 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 13 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 14 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 15 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 16 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 17 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 18 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 19 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 20 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.Hearst Museum object 21 of 21 titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.

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