Wikimanqala:Featured article/ week 44

From Wikimanqala

Kisolo (also called cisolo in Kasai) is played by the Luba, Lulua and Songye in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kisolo appears to be related with coro, a game played in Uganda. It also reminds of some games known in Eastern Africa and of Indian mancala games.

The wooden boards are often adorned with human figures which is quite rare in this part of Africa. The holes are usually round, except in Shaba where they are sometimes quadratic. The seeds that are used in play are either from the ngola tree (Pictantus makombo) or from the menga (Canarium schweinfurtii). [ + ]

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