Game, Board, Ma Kpon : 2015.3.5

Title:

Ma Kpon, Board Game

Object Name:

Game, Board, Ma Kpon

Other Name:

Board Game, Wood

Place of Origin:

Liberia, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 5"
W = 23"
D = 5"

Ma Kpon, the gameboard is carved with twelve holes and rests on four legs. The cups placed on either side of the board are used to collect the opponent's pieces

Description:

Carved wooden board game, with twelve central holes, and one single hole on either end, used to collect the opponent's pieces. Ridged on sides, coinciding with the holes on top. Resting on four short, stout legs. Around thirty small, circular, hallow pieces of tin, make up the game pieces.

Collection:

Marianne Keown Collection

Material:

Wood W/Tin and Patina

Used:

Domestic Use

Technique:

Carving / Painting / Metal Works

Owned:

Art Department, Missouri Southern State University

Accession#:

2015.3.5