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1902.88.202.1

Gaming board, boat-shaped with ten hollows carved into it. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/3/2005]

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1902.88.202.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gaming board, boat-shaped with ten hollows carved into it. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/3/2005]
Geographical reference
Thailand
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Thailand
Ulu Jalor Kampong Jalor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1902
Date collected
1901 - 1902
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1902
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Hollowed
Dimensions
Length: max 310 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1902.88.202.1 Other numbers: 202
Associated publications
Thomas Nelson Annandale and Herbert Christopher Robinson undertook an expedition to Perak and the [then] Siamese Malay states in 1901-1902, under the auspices of the Universities of Edinburgh and Liverpool. The results of this expedition were published in Fasciculi Malayenses: Anthropological and Zoological Results of an Expedition to Perak and the Siamese Malay States, 1901-1902, published in London by Longmans, Green in four parts between 1903 and 1907. [SHD 17/5/2001] This object was featured in the Museum's audio guide produced during the DCF-funded 'What's Upstairs?' project, 2004–2006. [BR 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/11/2005] This object was featured in the Museum's on-line fact sheet ‘Games’ produced during the DCF-funded 'What's Upstairs?' project, 2004–2006. [BR 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/11/2005] This object was featured in the Museum’s ‘web gallery’ (‘Selected Objects from the Lower Gallery’) produced during the DCF-funded ‘What’s Upstairs?’ project, 2004–2006, with the following caption: 'This is a game called main chakot from Thailand. A game similar to this is played in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and parts of South America and the Middle East. The generic name for this game is mancala. There are many different versions of mancala, each with their own local name. Mancala is usually played by two players with a board and counters – the goal is to capture the majority of your opponent's counters.

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