MAKONDE STYLE GAMEBOARD (Mankala) 4, Tanzania

Photographs © Tim Hamill

MAKONDE, GAMEBOARD (Mankala) 4, 13"x 26.5", $600, SOLD, Tanzania

Makonde gameboards range from everyday objects with monumental, simple forms to ornate pieces bringing status to the owner. They all show the creativity and power Africans put into functional objects.

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