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 example is typically boat shaped and the pedestal has a carved geometric pattern.

Further Information

• Type: Games, toys, models
• Object: Warri Board Game
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 670mm [L] x 160mm [W] x 170mm [H]
• Production Date: Pre 1944
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Irene M. Beasley; Blackmore Museum, Salisbury; Harry G. Beasley
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1944.4.191

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