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Encyclopedia ID 563
Finger pulling
Also known as Fingerhakeln
Two players pull each other across a table by a leather loop on the middle finger.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Austria.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.
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