{"product_id":"artsakh-monument-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Tatik and Papik of Artsakh","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Tatik and Papik of Artsakh\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOfficially the monument is called \"We Are Our Mountains.\" Nobody calls it that. Everybody calls it Tatik and Papik — grandmother and grandfather — because that is plainly who they are: two faces rising straight out of the rock, no bodies, no pedestal, as though the mountain itself grew a pair of elders and left them looking out over the valley. On this handmade Armenian backgammon set they are hand-carved in deep relief at the centre of the lid, with Արցախ lettered beside them and carved scrollwork running out to the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a good face to have watching a card table, a dinner table, or a board like this one. Every Armenian family has a tatik and a papik who taught somebody the rules, and every one of them cheated a little at nardi and denied it beautifully. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is ready for the next round of exactly that. Carry this carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down; the elders have been keeping an eye on things for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"We Are Our Mountains\" monument — Tatik and Papik — carved by hand in deep relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtsakh lettered in Armenian script beside them, with scrollwork to the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board carrying one of the most loved images the country has\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Held Close\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the family that keeps this image somewhere in the house already, and for the one abroad that wants their children to recognise the two faces. Give it, open it, teach somebody the game — that is how it was always passed down anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098194141504,"sku":"101165","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1708604072045.jpg?v=1788438559","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/artsakh-monument-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}