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Mheibes

Also known as Muhaibis · Hunt the Ring

Mheibes: photograph by Sinan Saeed
Photo: Sinan Saeed, CC BY 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

One team hides a ring in one of its members' fists; the opposing captain studies faces and gestures and points to eliminate hands until the ring is found, earning or losing counters.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Iraq.

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.

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