OBJECT OF CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT 9

Traditional sports

Category explanation

Physical and/or mental activities to promote health and stamina, grounded in particular values, practiced continuously by a community, and passed to succeeding generations.

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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES

Cultural works and practices

These examples help explain the category; they do not limit what cultural forms may be recorded.

Sumba communities, especially West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara.

Pasola

The law explicitly names Pasola as a traditional sport. An official tourism source describes two groups of horsemen facing one another with wooden spears; the practice also has ritual aspects.

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Nias communities, especially Bawömataluo Village, South Nias Regency, North Sumatra.

Stone jumping (Hombo Batu)

The law explicitly names stone jumping as a traditional sport. Official tourism and museum sources document this Nias tradition; it also has social and ceremonial contexts.

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