Venda divining dice

based on Stayt (1931)
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The four pieces represent (from left to right): Vhami (old man), Tshilume (young man), Twalima (old woman), Lumwe (young woman). 

Each die has two sides so that there are sixteen possible permutations. Each of these positions has a name and a recognised interpretation.

Many practioners throw several sets of dice at the same time, but each set of four is read independently.

A list of the annotations

For further information on the Venda see John Blacking's work

For further information on similar types of divination see the work of Richard Werbner - available via the main Divination page's work

Reference:
Stayt, H.A. 1931.
The Bavenda. London: Oxford University Press for the International Institute of African Languages & Cultures.