Could these be part of a game? - YES! they are more likely Mahjong counters than they are lace making bobbins. The Chinese didn't make lace...they did amazing embroidery.
As someone pointed out there is fabric or cord in some of the holes. I'd think they were beads attached to a bit of clothing or on strings used for hair decorations before I'd think they were anything else. Also, if that part of the ID is off they may not even bee Chinese in origin. -- Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. *Your* sky. *Your *limit. Now, let's dance. *~Tom Hiddleston* - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
