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Sugar-cane spear throwing

Also known as Vakadovu

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Throwers stand at a distance and aim spears at a heap of cut sugar cane; first to hit wins.

How it is played

Throwers stand at a distance and aim spears at a heap of cut sugar cane; first to hit wins. Practised on Kabara, Lau.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Fiji.

Origins

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

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