Board

Museum number:
5-4605
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050004605
Accession number:
Acc.2517
Description:
Mankala board; wood on 4 legs; 68 black seed "men"; board divided into 32 squared in four rows of eight; hinges and nails; red-brown stain; ht. 48 cm. , l. board 55 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Horton H. Denny
Collection place:
Nairobi, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Nairobi
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #81: Peace Corps (February 17, 1971–February 24, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Board, accession number 5-4605, described as Mankala board; wood on 4 legs; 68 black seed "men"; board divided into 32 squared in four rows of eight; hinges and nails; red-brown stain; ht. 48 cm. , l. board 55 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Board, accession number 5-4605, described as Mankala board; wood on 4 legs; 68 black seed "men"; board divided into 32 squared in four rows of eight; hinges and nails; red-brown stain; ht. 48 cm. , l. board 55 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Board, accession number 5-4605, described as Mankala board; wood on 4 legs; 68 black seed "men"; board divided into 32 squared in four rows of eight; hinges and nails; red-brown stain; ht. 48 cm. , l. board 55 cm.

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