Game Board
MOA: University of British Columbia
3123/12
Mancala board game. Object is made out of a single piece of wood, with a deeply carved face and head and a long cylindrical neck protruding from one side and serving as a handle. Game board is rectangular, long and narrow, with two lines of six large, deep round hollows carved side by side along the length. One edge is carved with lined V-shapes, while the other is decorated with lined quarter-moon shapes. The board is elevated by four thick legs at each corner.
- Type of Item game board
- Culture Yoruba
- Material wood
- Measurements height 10.5 cm, width 64.0 cm, depth 13.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Made in Nigeria
- Ownership Date before July 22, 2015
- Acquisition Date on July 22, 2015
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3123/0012