DAN, Ivory Coast. Wood, black patina, metal. Large rectangular awale game board, standing on four legs and with twelve squares. The two handles are carved, one with a human head and the other with a large square used as a seed store. Length: 89 cm. Width: 16.5cm. Height: 13.5 cm. Restorations. Provenance: Collection of Patrice CHRISTY, an acknowledged specialist in wildlife conservation, particularly in Africa. He has co-authored several works on biodiversity, and his work has made a major contribution to understanding and preserving bird species in Africa, particularly in Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. All his objects were collected in the 1970s.