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Encyclopedia ID 862
Blada
Also known as elastic band jump
Elastic-band jumping routines.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Kenya.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Great Lakes and Indian Ocean.
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