Somali Games

G. Marin

Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute, London, No. 61, 1931, Pages 499-511

Map of Somalia

It appears from a reading of this paper, that the author was a British anthropologist or ethnologist working in Somolia in the 1920s. However, the author might have been a British civil servant or a missionary. An attempt to find biographical information about the author has not been successful. If a viewer can provide this information, it will be included in an update to this page. In any event, the content of this article is a valuable addition to information about games.

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