Game board for the "mankala" or "serata" game
Nigeria, Mumuye
sold
EUR 2,800
Provenance
Gallery Flak, Paris, FranceSize
H: 96 cm
H: 37.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, the board divided into two rows, each with eight deepenings, crowned by a human head, dam., strong traces of weathering, small missing parts, cracks through age, base;
such game boards are well known in most parts of Africa and they are still used nowadays. Fruit kernels are used as tokens.