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 elaborately carved into the shape of a wheelbarrow, with four, large, spoked wheels. Is it complete with cowrie shell counters.

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Further Information

  • Type: Games, toys, models
  • Object: Warri Board Game
  • Materials: Wood, Shell
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 630mm [L] x 2250mm [W] x 250mm [H]
  • Production Date: Pre 1953
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: G. Smyly; P. Crampton Smyly
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1953.25.10

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