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Knucklebone shooting
  • Manage No PI00002213
    Country Mongolia
    ICH Domain Social practices, rituals, festive events
Description There are over 120 different types of knucklebone games are played in Mongolia, and the “knucklebone shooting” is the most common spread one among the general public. The Knucklebone shooting is a traditional game that contains the traditional custom and culture in complex way. Shooting tablets are flicked towards 30 pieces of ''Khasaa'', a target laid on a zurkhai (wooden surface) in a given order depending on the current game, at a distance of 9 elbows (4.72meters). It is a team game that each team competes by shooting to knock down more of the khasaa than the other. During tournaments, shooters communicate not in words, but by singing ''Knucklebone Shooting'' melodies and tunes such as ''Hail you, friend',' ''Hit the target,'' ''Hail the board'' that sound more or less like ''Long Songs''.
Place throughout the Mongolia File Size 4474.88 KB
Definition 3872 x 2592 File Format JPG
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National Center for Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of Mongolia
http://www.ncch.gov.mn

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