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Chapteh shuttlecock

Also known as Capteh (Chapteh)

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

Players keep a feathered, weighted shuttle in the air with the feet, a pastime for children that leads into sepak raga.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Singapore.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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