Game Board Item Number: K2.226 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Figures carved under each one of the seed pots, with six pairs totaling twelve. There is an upturned head carved at each end. Painted black, brown, and blue in vegetable dyes.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria between 1900 and 1960
- Owned by Berkeley Galleries Ltd. before March 1960
- Received from Berkeley Galleries Ltd. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Game Board
- Identification Number
- K2.226
- Type of Item
- game board
- Material
- paint and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, width 55.0 cm, depth 18.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Yoruba
- Previous Owner
- Berkeley Galleries Ltd.
- Received from
- Berkeley Galleries Ltd. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0023/0046