Game board for the "mankala" game
Ethiopia
not available anymore
Size
L: 62 cm
L: 24.4 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, twenty rectangular deepenings in two parallel rows, small deepings on both sides for storing the pits, leather strap for support, min. dam., slight traces of usage, fine cracks;
such game boards are spread all over Africa and they are still played nowadays, mostly with pits.