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Encyclopedia ID 712

Fijian tag

Also known as Veitara (veibusi, veidreu, qito he)

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

the Fiji Times says it is still played by children.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Fiji.

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 Pacific and Oceania.

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