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Encyclopedia ID 804

Gaple dominoes

Also known as Gaple

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

Domino matching game with a 28-tile set, played in warungs and at night watches; strongly social.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Indonesia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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