Omweso Game-Board
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unknown Ugandan
Primary
Omweso Game-Board
1965-1999
Carved wood
16 in. x 11 1/2 in. x 3/4 in. (40.64 cm x 29.21 cm x 1.91 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
99.16.29
Acquisition Date:
1999 or earlier
Geography:
Africa, Uganda
Classification:
Toys and Games; Games
Culture/Nationality:
Bugandan, Ugandan, East African, African
Collection:
Kilbride Collection
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- African - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Africa, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- East African - Styles and cultures of the eastern area of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, that together with the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia) make up Eastern Africa.
- gameboards - Flat boards or boardlike game accessories marked such that the progress of play can be tracked.
- games - Forms of competitive play, usually involving an element of strategy, especially to interfere with an opponent's play; may or may not require physical skill.
- Ugandan - The style and culture of the central African State, Uganda.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Backtalk: Exposures, Erasures, and Elisions of the Bryn Mawr College African Art Collection Bryn Mawr College , Feb 5, 2015 – Jun 1, 2015
- The Philip L. Kilbride Memorial Exhibition Bryn Mawr College , Apr 5, 2013 – Jul 25, 2014
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Owner Name: Gift of Philip Kilbride, Professor of Anthropology
Role: Donor
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US
Acquisition Method: Purchased/Collected
Ownership Start Date: Last quarter 20th century
Ownership End Date: 1999
Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
- "Bryn Mawr College Alumnae Bulletin," Bryn Mawr College Alumnae Bulletin (May 2015): 72.
Comparanda List
The following Comparanda exist for this object:
- Minister of Culture and Community Development, Uganda Crafts: Kampala (Kampala, Uganda: Ministry of Culture and Community Development, 1965), 21, 41. Figure Number: A14
Related Bibliography List
The following Related Bibliography exist for this object:
- Minister of Culture and Community Development, Uganda Crafts: Kampala (Kampala, Uganda: Ministry of Culture and Community Development, 1965), 21, 41. Figure Number: A14
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