Game Board
Mancala Board
2015-22-29
From: Sierra Leone
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 2015-22-29 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mende (uncertain) | Vai (uncertain) |
Provenience | Sierra Leone |
Date Made | Late 19th-Early 20th Century |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Configuration: 2 x 6 Plus 2 Endcups Game board made of wood. Boat- shaped board supported by square pedestal; one pointed end (prow) and one rounded end (stern). Twelve playing pockets bisected by ridge; incised decoration surrounds pockets. |
Height | 14.9 cm |
Length | 62.5 cm |
Width | 13.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift from the Doug and Risa Polumbaum Collection, 2015 |
Other Number | 30 - Collector Number |
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