Warri Counters

A set of 21 dried beans, used for playing Warri. 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.

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Further Information

  • Type: Games, toys, models
  • Object: Warri Counters
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1923
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Hirst
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1923.206.10.b

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