China (not certain), Asia (not certain) / 1991
Geomantic Compass
The Smithsonian catalogs Geomantic Compass as compass in its Ethnology records.
FROM LOGBOOK: GEOMANTIC COMPASS, SHELL AND WOOD. POSSIBLY CAT. #310520
A CLOSER LOOK
The Smithsonian lists the object under Ethnology and dates it 1991.
FROM LOGBOOK: GEOMANTIC COMPASS, SHELL AND WOOD. POSSIBLY CAT. #310520
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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