mancala board

Carved dark wood mancala board with a smooth glossy finish. It has a central band of decorative carving, with a floral motif at each end. There are also decorative borders between each section and around the edge. It is supported on four integral square legs. Underneath, there is a raised T-shape section, with a square void in the centre of the T, which extends deeper into the base of the board. There is also a slot in the top of the T. This suggests a drawer or container used to hold the seeds may have once been here. Three floral designs decorate the T-shape.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
652i
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 79 mm x 330 mm x 152 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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