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Sepak takraw

Sepak takraw: photograph by Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea
Photo: Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Circle or net game with a rattan ball played with feet and head; Malacca origins cited around the 15th century.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei.

Origins

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

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