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Encyclopedia ID 881
Umlabalaba
Also known as Zulu chess · Morabaraba (Twelve Cows) · Mlabalaba
Mill-style cattle capture game, stated as most popular board game in Lesotho, Swaziland and KwaZulu-Natal.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Lesotho, Eswatini.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Southern Africa.
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