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Metadata
Artist |
Ashanti culture |
Culture/Nationality |
Ashanti/Asante |
Title |
Brass Group Figure |
Date |
20th century |
Material |
Cast brass |
Dimension |
3 3/4" w x 4" d x 4 5/8" h |
Catalog Number |
1939 |
Description |
This figure is made by the Ashanti/Asante tribe from Ghana, Africa. It is made of brass using the old lost wax technique. It features a family group playing Mancala (Mankala). Mancala is one of the oldest games in the world; it may have started as a system of accounting and record-keeping (like an abacus) over 3000 years ago. Hundreds of millions of people of different languages and cultures play many different versions of the game. The game has hundreds of different names (such as Bao and Wari), and is usually named after the seeds, stones or board in the local language. |