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 typically boat-shaped. It was donated by Dr May Thorne, wife of Capt. Thorne, who was in Sierra Leone in 1910.

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Further Information

• Type: Games, toys, models
• Object: Warri Board Game
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 140mm [W] x 550mm [L] x 130mm [H]
• Production Date: Pre 1938
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Captain Thorne (Collector); May Thorne (Donor)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:R4316/5

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