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'Ulu Maika

Also known as ʻUlu maika · Hawaiian disc bowling

'Ulu Maika: photograph by Hawai'i Volcanoes NPS
Photo: Hawai'i Volcanoes NPS, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Roll a smooth stone disc (maika) between two stakes set a few paces apart, and across a distance to hit a far stake.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of United States. Some forms of this practice carry deep meaning for the communities who keep it; here we describe the play and the craft only, with respect for its roots.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Age of Contact and Craft (about 1500 to 1800), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Pacific and Oceania.

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