Warri Board

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, with bands of engraved design. It has a snake running down the middle section.

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Further Information

• Type: Games, toys, models
• Object: Warri Board
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 749mm
• Production Date: Pre 1958
• Associated Places: Panga Kabonde Chiefdom, Pujehun (Place collected)
• Associated People: Lahai Sama, Togei, Panga Kabonde Chiefdom, Pujehun
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1958.10.05

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