The gameboards below have been SOLD and are left here for educational and research purposes.
For unsold African gameboards: GO TO AFRICAN GAMEBOARDS
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
The gameboards below have been SOLD and are left here for educational and research purposes.
For unsold African gameboards: GO TO AFRICAN GAMEBOARDS
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Despite their appearance, these gameboards could have been made to be sold.
In addition to the numerous types of masks and figures used traditionally in Dogon culture, most of their functional objects and architectural pieces have artistic significance, showing the importance they played in Dogon life. Dogon gameboards are usually simple forms but beautiful and often weathered by age and use.
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