Additional Information: Such boards were used in the game known as mankala (or Mancala) in several African cultures including among the Dan. This game has been played by African peoples over the centuries. It is a family game that involves several players. Adults (men) and children play it indistinctly. The playing pieces consist of stones, seeds, or shells that the players distribute one by one into the play pits. The game has its own rules and the players can make their own rules as well. The championship goes to the player who will have the most seeds in his home pit after a certain number of games in a match. This game is still popular today. Mathematic skill is the key to become a famous player of Mancala. From the Collection of Robert Pearson, Denver, Colorado Bob Pearson began collecting African art later in his life. He was a n engineer, inveterate climber, and long-time collector of books and paintings. Spurred by the Douglas Society at the Denver Museum of Art, and his friendship with noted collector George Heggarty, he began building an enormous, eclectic collection. His African art library grew to several hundred books. He loved textiles and “material culture”-things which had domestic use, like spoons, cups, stools, and chairs, as well as masks and carvings. His collection included items from more than thirty African countries, and his fine eye gave him pieces ranging from a golddust scale to huge Dogon figural ladders. Africa Direct is honored to have been chosen to sell...
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