Pitt Rivers Museum Anthropology and World Archaology

 

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Mancala board

Thailand

 

Collected by Thomas Nelson Annandale

Purchased by the Museum in 1902

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Mancala board, Thailand

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.

View database record 1902.88.202