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Encyclopedia ID 325
Cublak-cublak suweng
Also known as pass the hidden stone

Players sit in a ring, one guesses who holds a hidden stone while it is passed behind hands to a traditional rhyme.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Indonesia.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.
Sources
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