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Kwepena

Kwepena: photograph by Nice Musana
Photo: Nice Musana, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Buganda dodgeball with shooters at both ends.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Uganda.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Great Lakes and Indian Ocean.

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