Board game "awale" ("mankala" or "ma kpon") · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3046759
sold
EUR 350
Size
B: 60 cm
H: ca. 12 cm
B: 23.6 inch
H: ca. 4.7 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, traces of usage
The African board game known variously as “mankala” or “serata”, among other names, is played throughout the entire continent (and in parts of Asia, especially in Indonesia). Among the Dan, who call it “ma kpon”, the game is exceedingly popular.
“Mankala” is one of the oldest known games to still be widely played today. Versions of the game date back to the 7th century, and evidence suggests the game existed in ancient Egypt.
Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Zurich 1984, p. 138