Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Game Board

Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Vittorio Mangio, Monza, Italy
Size
L: 56 cm
H: 10,5 cm
L: 22.0 inch
H: 4.1 inch

Description

wood, shiny reddish brown patina, black paint, the board has two lines of six round cups in an ashlar-formed block on four feet, receptacles in form of pipe heads on both sides, geometric carving, slightly dam., minor missing parts, small traces of insect caused damage, rep. (one of the “pipe heads”), traces of use, water spots;
the Dan call the witty game “ma” and it is played only by men.


Comparing literature

Fischer, Eberhard, Himmelheber, Hans, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 169 (rules of the game)

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