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Encyclopedia ID 1147

Hiko

Also known as juggling

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Multi-generational juggling game traditionally for women.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Tonga.

Origins

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

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