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Games and pastimes

Malaysia, 1959
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Top spinning competitions; kiteflying - often with elaborately painted kites; a type of football played with a woven cane ball; a form of self-defence, once s..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Pesta

Malaysia, 1959
Similarity: 83%

Sarongs and silver

Malaysia, 1957
Similarity: 72%

Kites: a collage of kites and kite flyers

United Kingdom, 1980
Similarity: 69%

Malaya speaks

Malaysia, 1955
Similarity: 68%

Weekend magazine: kite flying festival

Australia, 1983
Similarity: 68%

The Malay Peninsula: people and products

United States, 1948
Similarity: 67%

Popular pastimes. No. 1. Plane sailing

United Kingdom, 1958
Similarity: 67%

Wayang Kulit

Australia, 1957
Similarity: 67%

Touch and go

Malaysia, 1953
Similarity: 66%

Golden queen

Malaysia, 1956
Similarity: 66%

Face of Malaya

Malaysia, 1948
Similarity: 66%

Malaya

Australia, 1953
Similarity: 66%

Land of the hornbill

Malaysia, 1952
Similarity: 66%

Kite flying

Australia, 1976
Similarity: 65%

Balinese interlude

Australia, 1965
Similarity: 65%

Self-help

Malaysia, 1951
Similarity: 65%

Gliding

United Kingdom, 1961
Similarity: 65%

Children at play

Japan, 1965
Similarity: 65%
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