Sipa

A pair. Has a small metal disk with straw strings. Instructions are provided in how to play the game.

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Sipa is similar to Hacky Sack, the footbag game familiar to Americans. The difference is that the item is kicked. In formal games, a rattan ball is used, but when Filipino kids play at home or in schools they use either a big bunch of rubber bands knotted together or a small metal disk that has a fluffy tail of shredded plastic. Sipa is related to the Indonesian/Malaysian game sepak takraw.