COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
BCM_.68.26.1
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BCM_.68.26.1
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Rectangular wooden gameboard on open pedestal; top edge of pedestal with alternating red and black triangles; board consisting of two rows of adjacent shallow bowls each; bowls alternatively painted red and yellow; each bowl rests on band carved in typical Yoruba style and painted red or yellow in opposition to bowl above; spaces between bowls with carved birds, beaks facing inward; flat torso of wall projecting from one end with bands on base, head facing upwards; hair black, beard black, body red, chest yellow; red, yellow and black bird rests on chest with beak against gameboard. Typed paper sticker on end, base.
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Rectangular wooden gameboard on open pedestal; top edge of pedestal with alternating red and black triangles; board consisting of two rows of adjacent shallow bowls each; bowls alternatively painted red and yellow; each bowl rests on band carved in typical Yoruba style and painted red or yellow in opposition to bowl above; spaces between bowls with carved birds, beaks facing inward; flat torso of wall projecting from one end with bands on base, head facing upwards; hair black, beard black, body red, chest yellow; red, yellow and black bird rests on chest with beak against gameboard. Typed paper sticker on end, base.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Yoruba, Nigeria
crt
Yoruba, Nigeria
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Mancala Gameboard
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Mancala Gameboard
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
ocs
1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1968
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1968
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, paint
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Wood, paint
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Games
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Games
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Nigeria, Africa
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Nigeria, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 4 3/4"; width: 22 3/4"; depth: 7 3/8"
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Height: 4 3/4"; width: 22 3/4"; depth: 7 3/8"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
68.26.1
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68.26.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Museum purchase, 1968
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Museum purchase, 1968
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Wari is one of the oldest games in the world. It is a type of mancala, board games based on counting. It is played with a gameboard of 12 cups and a number of markers, usually made out of stone, shell, beans, of other small objects - but the simplest board can be made by digging hollows in the dirt. The object of the game is to win more game pieces than your opponent by redistributing the pieces according to rules. The game is thought to have originated in ancient Egypt. Versions are found in Asia as well as Africa.
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Wari is one of the oldest games in the world. It is a type of mancala, board games based on counting. It is played with a gameboard of 12 cups and a number of markers, usually made out of stone, shell, beans, of other small objects - but the simplest board can be made by digging hollows in the dirt. The object of the game is to win more game pieces than your opponent by redistributing the pieces according to rules. The game is thought to have originated in ancient Egypt. Versions are found in Asia as well as Africa.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.68-26-1.tif
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BCM_.68-26-1.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false