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Alag Malkhii
Also known as Алаг мэлхий Alag malkhii (multicoloured turtle) · Multicoloured turtle
Players take bones from a pile painted in five colours and build a turtle shape, a shagai game with cosmic symbolism.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Mongolia.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Steppe and Arctic.
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