Game Board
Mancala Board
2015-22-54
From: West Africa
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 2015-22-54 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Dan (uncertain) | Fante (uncertain) |
| Provenience | West Africa |
| Date Made | Early 20th Century |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber | Kaolin |
| Description | Configuration: 2 x 6. Game board made of wood. Rectangular shaped board with endcup project of each side of board. Board supported by four triangular legs. Projection in the shape of three human heads and a standing human figure at one end of board; opposite end of board has three human heads, eight small animals heads and one human figure. Twelve square playing pockets. Board has painted decoration in white and yellow. |
| Height | 39 cm |
| Length | 92 cm |
| Width | 32.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift from the Doug and Risa Polumbaum Collection, 2015 |
| Other Number | 62 - Collector Number | D129 - Other Number |
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