Chonka Board
Mancala
16379
From: Sri Lanka | Maldives
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Chonka | Ohvalhu |
Object Number | 16379 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sinhalese |
Provenience | Sri Lanka | Maldives |
Date Made | 19th Century - 1893 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood |
Iconography | Mancala |
Description | Board for Chonka. Maldivian mancala board known as Ohvalhu. Two rows of eight holes (most common set up for Maldivian Mancala boards). |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Ceylon Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
Other Number | 10 - Other Number |
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