Russian villagers playing the game of Babki (knucklebones), and Swaika (dropping a heavy nail into a ring on the ground), 19th century. A bearded man throws a stone at two rows of bones. Others ride horses, feed pigs and cattle, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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