 ... mode. In many regions the pieces used for it are cowrie shells ground down from above and below; we found such pieces in use at Ikoko, among Ntumba, where the following values of throws were given to us: 4:0, best; 2:2, good; 3:1, bad. It may be this...  Pioneering in Central Africa - Page 128by Samuel Phillips Verner - 1903 - 500 pagesFull view - About this book
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...us: 4:0, best; 2:2, good; 3:1, bad. It may be this game which Verner found among the Baluba. " . . a circle of gamesters seated on the ground ; a few...slaves, wives, children and finally their own freedom."* * I'ioncering in Central Africa, p. 128. 68. Shobo. Bakuba; Bubale. Baluba. Whatever Verner's game... | |
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...us: 4:0, best; 2:2, good; 3:1, bad. It may be this game which Verner found among the Baluba. " . . a circle of gamesters seated on the ground ; a few...slaves, wives, children and finally their own freedom."* * Pioneering in Central Africa, p. 128. 68. Shobo. Bakuba; Bubale. Baluba. Whatever Verner's game with... | |
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...us: 4:0, best; 2:2, good; 3:1, bad. It may be this game which Verner found among the Baluba. " . . a circle of gamesters seated on the ground ; a few...slaves, wives, children and finally their own freedom."* * Pioneering in Central Africa, p. 128. 68. Shobo. Bakuba; Bubale. Baluba. Whatever Verner's game with... | |
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