MOSSI GAMEBOARD (MANKALA) 1, Burkina Faso
Photographs © Tim Hamill
MOSSI, GAMEBOARD (MANKALA) (Mancala, Wari) 1, 14"x
65", $2000, SOLD
The gameboards range from everyday objects with monumental, simple forms
to ornate pieces such as this Mossi crocodile gameboard that bring status
to the owner. They all show the creativity and power Africans put into functional
objects.
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