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Encyclopedia ID 1051

Wa-wee

Also known as Wa-wee (English Wari)

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Two-row mancala documented in early 20th-century St Lucia, boards sold in Castries.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Saint Lucia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Deep Past and First Games (before about 3000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Caribbean.

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