Mancala: The National Game of Africa

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Stewart Culin
ISBN 1-61646-073-3
Retail $6.00 (USD)
18 pp. / Paperback

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Mancala and Its Variants

Ethnographer Stewart Culin was well known for his studies on the history, scope, and variations of board games throughout the world. This is a facsimile reprint of his article on the African game Mancala and its variations in Asia, the Caribbean, and elsewhere. This first appeared in the Report of the U. S. National Museum of 1894.

This booklet serves as a good starting point for ethnography/cultural anthropology students who wish to learn the origins of this popular game, and will interest serious board gamers as well.