Mankala Game Board (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

19th–20th century
Dan
wood
Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia
Overall: 4 3/4 × 31 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (12.07 × 79.38 × 13.34 cm)
96.1
This board is for the African game known as mankala. Players sit on opposite sides of the board and take turns moving a prescribed number of pieces in certain progressions, with the goal of capturing the other person’s pieces.
Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund
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