Bolas criollas

Roll or throw heavy balls toward a small white ball (mingo) on a sand court; closest balls score, with hit-and-displace shots.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Venezuela.

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 The Americas: Andes and South America.