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Flower or Empty

Also known as Gol ya pooch · Gol ya Pouch · hidden-object guessing

Flower or Empty: photograph by Amir sibil
Photo: Amir sibil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Teams hide a small object in a fist while the other team guesses; similar to Mheibes.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Iran.

Origins

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

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