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Sack Race

Also known as Balap Karung, Carrera de sacos · Balap Karung

Sack Race: photograph by Erik Albers
Photo: Erik Albers, CC0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Players stand inside sacks and hop to the finish; first across wins.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Indonesia, United Kingdom.

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 Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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