Home / Modern Heritage / Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia
Encyclopedia ID 1162
Steel-and-stick
Also known as Çelik çomak · tipcat
Street game where a short stick is struck with a longer stick and distance is scored.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Turkey.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.
Related entries



Al-Jazari water-clock contraptions
Iraq · Puzzles and mind games
Hama Noria Waterwheels
Syria · Puzzles and mind games
Phoenician Alphabet Trader
Lebanon · Puzzles and mind games
More from Turkey


Ebru paper marbling
Turkey · Crafts and making
Iznik tile painting
Turkey · Crafts and making

Mangala
Turkey · Board and table games
Oil wrestling
Turkey · Wrestling and martial sports
