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 one is roughly boat shaped, with each end flanked by a human head with an elongated, segmented, neck.

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Further Information

• Type: Games, toys, models
• Object: Warri Board Game
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 210mm [W] x 770mm [L] x 160mm [H]
• Production Date: Pre 1899
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:WA507509

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