Knucklebone game

Sheep anklebones with four sides (horse, sheep, camel, goat) are used as dice and tokens in many games, including tabletop flick races over about ten metres.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Mongolia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Deep Past and First Games (before about 3000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.