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Traditional wrestling

Also known as Lutte traditionnelle · Lutte

Traditional wrestling: photograph by uploader Atamari has eMail-contact with the photograph „ sachara “
Photo: uploader Atamari has eMail-contact with the photograph „ sachara “, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Village wrestling tradition across Cameroon with its own national association.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Cameroon.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Sahel, West and Central.

Sources

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