Warri Counters

A set of 21 dried beans, used for playing Warri. 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.

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Further Information

• Type: Games, toys, models
• Object: Warri Counters
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1923
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Hirst
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1923.206.10.b

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