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Object Number 14-20-50/85637
Display Title Warri board
Descriptions
Inventory Description Game board, wood, 14 carved cups, 4 legs on flat base, geo/grooved/punct deco
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantuku?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms Gold Coast; West Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 66.2 x 27.3 x 21.1 cm (26 1/16 x 10 3/4 x 8 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85637/ [green dot]/ WARRI BOARD./ Bantuku/ West Africa. Used when playing with

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