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Encyclopedia ID 592

Khuru

Also known as Kuru

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Heavy wooden darts with nail tips are thrown underarm at a small upright board; teams score for hits and closeness.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Bhutan.

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 South Asia.

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