Game Board

Mancala Board

2015-22-74

From: Central Africa

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2015-22-74
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Luba
Provenience Central Africa
Date Made Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Configuration: 4 x 8

Game board made of wood. Rectangular shaped board with rounded corners supported by short block pedestal. Projection in the shape of human head at one end of board. Thirty-two round playing pockets.

Height 15.1 cm
Length 69 cm
Width 27.5 cm
Credit Line Gift from the Doug and Risa Polumbaum Collection, 2015
Other Number 86 - Collector Number

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