Game Board

Mancala Board

2015-22-126

From: Indonesia | Borneo

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2015-22-126
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Indonesia | Borneo
Date Made Early 20th Century
Section Oceanian
Materials Borneo Ironwood
Description

Very long, narrow, wooden mancala board: 2 X 12 plus four end cups. At one end an extension with a crocodile carved in relief. One the bottom and sides, scratched designs and various realistic images: a scorpion, a man hunting a horned animal with dog and spear, a figure with raised arms flanked by two dragons.

Height 9.5 cm
Length 135.3 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Gift from the Doug and Risa Polumbaum Collection, 2015
Other Number 142 - Collector Number

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