Object Title | Mancala |
Native Name | Madaji |
Object Number | CG2001-8-154 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kale |
Provenience | Gabon |
Culture Area | Central Africa |
Date Made | pre 1892 |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Iconography | Mancala |
Description | Game board consisting of twelve incised circles six on each side divided by a depression in the middle. On either end of board is a shallow container shaped like a triangle to collect stones. One end slightly broken. four legs support bottom. Among the so-called Dahomeyans this game is called Madaji, the board adjito, and the seeds which they use, adji. It is a game for two persons. |
Length | 58 cm |
Width | 15.5 cm |
Other Number | 30642 - Other Number | CG2000-8-25 - Found in Collection Number |
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