Game Board
Mancala Board
2015-22-73
From: Central Africa
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 2015-22-73 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Luba |
Provenience | Central Africa |
Date Made | Late 19th-Early 20th Century |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Configuration: 4 x 7 Game board made of wood. Rectangular shaped board supported by short oval pedestal. Projection in the shape of human head at one end of board, opposite end has phallic/handle projection. Twenty-eight square playing pockets. |
Height | 10 cm |
Length | 80.3 cm |
Width | 31.4 cm |
Credit Line | Gift from the Doug and Risa Polumbaum Collection, 2015 |
Other Number | 85 - Collector Number |
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