AFRICA, Congo. Old African game called awele in the shape of - Lot 582

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AFRICA, Congo. Old African game called awele in the shape of - Lot 582
AFRICA, Congo. Old African game called awele in the shape of a tortoise carved in exotic wood, the tray pierced with eight krou. circa 1930. Length : 48 cm. The game of Hawele or awale, so called by the Baule, is almost unknown in the West but practiced in almost all of Africa. It is played by two players with forty-eight seeds (24 per player at the start) or nuts which must be seized according to precise rules. Its conception and origin are linked to the sowing and harvesting.
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