AFRICAN, Liberia, Dan people
Description
Mancala game board
Carved wood
5 1/2 x 30 x 6 1/2" OVERALL
Carved wood Mancala game board in an aminal form with head and tail-like shapes segregated by a table-like structure with 12 cups; four carved tapering legs extending from each corner. Played with small stones, beans or seeds and rows of holes or pits in the earth, Mancala games are a family of two-player strategy board games or other playing surface. The objective is usually to capture all or some set of the opponent's pieces.
Date
n.d.
Creator
AFRICAN, Liberia, Dan people
Source
Gift of Harold and Nancy Carr
Identifier
2021.011.002
Collection
Citation
AFRICAN, Liberia, Dan people, “AFRICAN, Liberia, Dan people,” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed April 25, 2024, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/16815.