MENDE STYLE GAMEBOARD (MANKALA) 1, Sierra Leone
Photographs © Tim Hamill
MENDE, GAMEBOARD (MANKALA) (Mancala, Wari)1, 5.5"x
29.5", $800, SOLD, Sierra Leone
Despite its appearance, this gameboard might have been made to be sold.
The 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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