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Encyclopedia ID 710

Tree-pull contest

Also known as Veileveleveti

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

One team climbs a tree while the other pulls their legs down using hands only; those up may kick.

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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