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Scarf-ball toss

Also known as Chol Chhoung

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

Two teams of boys and girls toss a rolled scarf over a high arc, played on the first night of Khmer New Year.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Cambodia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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