Chess set
Object type: Chess set
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Nigerian
Date: 20th century
Medium: Limba wood, goatskin, cotton
Dimensions: Height (each king): 7 in. (17.8 cm);
Height (each pawn): 1 in. (2.5 cm);
Overall (board): 17 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (44.5 × 40 cm);
Overall (original box): 6 1/2 × 12 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (16.5 × 32.4 × 21 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess