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Evidence for Tabal

1 pieces of evidence found.

Id DLP.Evidence.1795
Type Ethnography
Location 1°28'30.67"N,103°45'44.52"E
Date 1886-01-01 - 1895-12-31
Rules 2x12 board, divided in half, where the spaces are rendered as points. Two six-sided dice.
Content "Tabal. A backgammon board from Johore, exchibited by His Highness the Sultan...under the name tabal, is represented in fig. 10. It is played with 2 dice, dadu." Culin 1895: 502.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Royalty
Genders Male
Source Culin, S. 1895. 'Chinese Games with Dice and Dominoes.' Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 1893 Including Report of the U.S. National Museum: 495–537.

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