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 particularly unusual with its flanks covered in relief carving. One side depicts a bird, a gun and a yoke, and the other has a bird, two snakes, a door, a pot and a figure with a pipe. The cups at either end are supported by two figures. The Glasgow Museum catalogue notes that this example is Limba.

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  • Type: Games, toys, models
  • Object: Warri Board Game
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Limba
  • Dimensions: 210mm x 645mm [L] x 185mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1960
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
  • Museum: Glasgow Museums
  • Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.cm

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