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Namib dune sandboarding

Namib dune sandboarding: photograph by Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK
Photo: Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Lean to carve down tall dunes on a board, link turns, collect boost flags and avoid rocks to reach the bottom in time.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Namibia.

Origins

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

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