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Encyclopedia ID 855
Rope pulling
Also known as Arkan tartys · Tug of war · also known as tug o' war · tug-a-war · tug war · rope war
Two teams pull on a rope across a line, a tug-of-war form listed among traditional Kazakh games.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Kazakhstan.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.
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