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Warri

Also known as mancala

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West African mancala brought by enslaved people; now nearly extinct but revived; Speightstown known as Warri capital.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Bahamas, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda.

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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