Game Board

Mancala Board

2015-22-98.1

From: Tanzania

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2015-22-98.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sukuma
Provenience Tanzania
Section African
Materials Seed?
Description

Configuration: 4 x 8

Game board made of wood. Rectangular board with thirty-two square playing pockets in four rows of eigth. Repair made to ridge of fourth pocket with blue resin-like material. Four short round legs on base of board.

Height 5.8 cm
Length 58 cm
Width 34.7 cm
Credit Line Gift from the Doug and Risa Polumbaum Collection, 2015
Other Number 113 - Collector Number

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