Game board for the "mankala" or "serata" game
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Lot: 179
85th Tribal Art AuctionGame board for the "mankala" or "serata" game
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Galerie Walu, Zurich, Switzerland Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1991) |
H: 6.7 inch; L: 27.2 inch |
sold |
wood, partly shiny brown patina, rectangular block on four feet with 12 circular deepenings in two parallel rows, projections formed like pipe heads to each side (for keeping the won tokens), min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, ill. 168 f.
