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Encyclopedia ID 1116
Adji-boto
Also known as Saramaccan mancala
Mancala game of the Saramaccan Maroons; played for ten days after a death and boards are made only by widows.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Suriname.
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.
