Warri Board

Warri is a board game, variants of which are played all over Africa. The Sierra Leone version usually 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, however, is an unusual stone version of a warri board. It was purchased at the first Sierra Leone Festival of the Arts, staged at St. Edwards Primary School, Howe Street, Freetown.

Further Information

Type: Games, toys, models
Object: Warri Board
Materials: Stone
Culture Group: Other
Dimensions: Unknown
Production Date: Pre 1960
Associated Places: Unknown
Associated People: S.L. Festival of the Arts, St. Edward Primary School, Freetown (Collector)
Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
Accession Number: SLNM.1960.23.113