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