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  • Moroccan manqala gameboard
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    Lenght: 22 cm

    Width: 28 cm

    Height: 22 cm

    Weight: 10,2 kg

    Moroccan manqala gameboard

    Price €450.00
    MA1107-286

    A superb mancala or -manqala awale- from Mali carved out from a single block of wood. It has a great patina that evidences many, many hours of playing, Original metal plaque repairs. It is decorated with a carved cocrodile, a common animal in the iconography of those cultures living under the influence of the Niger river. The meaning of -manqala awalé- is two rows of six-. Variations of this game are popular in vast areas of Africa. Other names: bao, mankala, selus, bechi, mancala.

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