mancala board

Mancala board made of wood and decorated with pigment. The board has twelve, round cups that are arranged in two rows and at one end is a cylindrical neck with a carved head on the end. The board is carved from a single piece of wood and is flat on the under side. There is decoration in coloured pigments.
label: yellow with black type

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