Lot of 28 of the Tiniest Bone Dice I’ve Ever Seen antique primitive mallet I thought someone might put

I thought someone might put these to use in one creative way or another

Household Goods

Jointed at the shoulders

16 3/4" long x 1 3/4" tall x 1 7/8" deep

with the hand-painted pipe rendered in relief

Lot of 28 of the Tiniest Bone Dice I’ve Ever Seen antique primitive mallet I thought someone might putI have to think these were made for a dollhouse, or perhaps very very stealthy games of Craps! The are carved of bone, all a bit irregular, as are the dots I'm really not sure how one managed to get those on there at all! Some show deep black, others paler, which may just be from wear; it's a bit hard to tell, but it does seem the dots were slightly incised before inking. I've never seen others this small. Late 19th c. or so would be my guess being