Game Board

Mancala Board

2015-22-64

From: Cameroon

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2015-22-64
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Cameroon
Date Made Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Configuration: 2 x 6

Game board made of wood. Block shaped board with ten human figures carved on sides of board. Projection in the shaped of a human figure at one end of board; damages second figure beside fige -only feet are present. Twelve deep playing pockets. Flat base.

Height 12 cm
Length 61.9 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line Gift from the Doug and Risa Polumbaum Collection, 2015
Other Number 74 - Collector Number

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