This is a facsimile reprint of ethnologist Stewart Culin's 1894 (Report, USNM) article on the game Mancala and its variants around the world. It briefly details its history, scope and rules, and is accompanied by illustrations of several different forms of the board. This is an interesting booklet for the serious board game player or anthropology student who wants to learn more about the history of this popular game.
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This is a facsimile reprint of ethnologist Stewart Culin's 1894 (Report, USNM) article on the game Mancala and its variants around the world. It briefly details its history, scope and rules, and is accompanied by illustrations of several different forms of the board. This is an interesting booklet for the serious board game player or anthropology student who wants to learn more about the history of this popular game.
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An extract from the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year 1894. Washington, D. C. : Government Printing Office, 1896, (15) pp., 15 figs., 5 plts. in b&w. A fine copy.