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Choko

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

Capture game on a 5x5 board with 12 pieces each, attributed to Mandinka and Fula players in the Gambia valley.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Gambia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Sahel, West and Central.

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