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, with a cylindrical base.

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Further Information

• Type: Games, toys, models
• Object: Warri Board Game
• Materials: Wood, Metal
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 570mm [L] x 130mm [W] x 150mm [H]
• Production Date: Pre 1921
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: May Thorne;F. N. Thorne
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1921.311.2

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