Great Old Two Dial Wooden Folk Art Score Keeper with Handwritten Numbers, 0-100 pre-columbian vessels whether documenting or foreshadowing their

whether documenting or foreshadowing their fate I am not sure

the Smithsonian

but it certainly looks ancient now

And with many years of use manifesting in a very rich patina

And just think of the process of striking and blowing out each and every one of those matches

Great Old Two Dial Wooden Folk Art Score Keeper with Handwritten Numbers, 0-100 pre-columbian vessels whether documenting or foreshadowing theirI've had a couple of examples over the years of double dial score keepers somewhat akin to this, though am never certain about the games they were specifically made to score. A two player, or two team, game for sure, one counter for each, counting 1 100. (Could be dice, or darts, or a form of horsehoes? Here's an example in the American Folk Art Museum of one for the latter.) Whatever the case, a wonderfully graphic (even a bit erotic!) looking thing,