Mancala
15296A
From: Israel | Jerusalem
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
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Object Title
Mancala
Object Number
15296A
Current Location
Collections Storage
Provenience
Israel | Jerusalem
Section
Near Eastern
Materials
Wood
Technique
Incised
Iconography
Mancala | Star
Description
Flat wooden board with 2 rows of 7 round depressions. Surface decorated with incised stars.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Harrison, 1892
Other Number
81-11-39 - Found in Collection Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
De Voogt, Alex J. "Mancala: Games That Count ." Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 43, no. 1. (2001): 38-46. See: Fig. F
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Culin, Robert S. "Mancala, the National Game of Africa." Report of the United States National Museum . (1894): 597-607. Page/Fig./Plate: 598
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Culin, Robert S. "Exhibit of Games in the Columbian Exposition." Journal of American Folklore 6, No. 22. (1893): 205-227. Page/Fig./Plate: 207
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