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 typically boat shaped, and has a female head with neck rings protruding from one end. The pedestal has been hollowed out, for storing counters,

Further Information

  • Type: Games, toys, models
  • Object: Warri Board Game
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 1850mm [H] x 700mm [L] x 160mm [W]
  • Production Date: Pre 1935
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: G. P. L. Miles
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1935.114.4

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