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Encyclopedia ID 620
Seven-pebble toss game
Also known as Ndoung · jeu de cailloux · Ndoung (Yemba)
Players sit and throw seven pebbles, then regroup or catch them in set patterns; local name varies by cultural area.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Cameroon.
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 Africa: Sahel, West and Central.
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