Warri Board Game

Warri is a board game, variants of which are played all over Africa. The Sierra Leone version consists of a carved wooden board in which two rows of six cups are set alongside one another, with two larger receptacles at either end. It is played by distributing counters anti-clockwise. This example is rectangular in shape, with simple cross-hatched decoration. It comes from the Tonkolilli District.

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Further Information

  • Type: Games, toys, models
  • Object: Warri Board Game
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Temne
  • Dimensions: 130mm x 565mm [L] x 136mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1960
  • Associated Places: Tonkolili Disrict (Collected)
  • Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
  • Museum: Glasgow Museums
  • Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.cp

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