Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box hanging figure I've since learned this is

I've since learned this is a collegiate tobacco silk

There is a small chip at the top of the incised tomb  on one of the short sides

with sort of a scalloping to the walls of the cage

No way could I resist this little Japanese Hariko (paper mache) tiger

Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box hanging figure I've since learned this isI've always got an eye peeled for beautiful antique sets of spillikins, also known as spellicans, which were a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, and which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. I just think they are incredibly beautiful objects as well as very fun to play. Made of bone, this is the first set I've ever seen that includes musical instruments: a trumpet, a