Game Board

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Culture Mano

Title Game Board

Date Before 1984

Medium Wood

Dimensions Object: 6 5/8 × 6 5/16 × 25 3/8 in. (16.8 × 16 × 64.5 cm)
Overall: 6 5/8 × 6 5/16 × 25 3/8 in. (16.8 × 16 × 64.5 cm)

Credit Line Gift of William Siegmann in memory of Rudy Professor Emeritus J. Gus Liebenow, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 93.20

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Across sub-Saharan Africa, people gather to play local versions of mancala, a strategy game that is played with a game board, such as this, and multiple markers (usually pebbles, seeds, or the like). The object of the game is to capture an opponent's markers. It is a pastime particularly associated with elderly men, who are free from most daily responsibilities and therefore have the time to meet with friends for conversation and friendly competition.

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"Game Board | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=93.20