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Encyclopedia ID 933

Cup-and-ball

Also known as Balero

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

A ball tied to a wooden handle is flipped to land in the cup or spike; players count catches or perform tricks.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Mexico.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Mesoamerica.

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