- Source: Mukkha
Mukkha is an archery sport. The game is played with a long arrow (ghashay) and a long bow (leenda). The arrow has a saucer shaped metallic plate (tubray) at its distal end. The archers play in teams and attempt to hit a small white wooden target called takai surrounded by a circular ring called kwaara. The target is secured in fresh clay placed at some height a few meters away from the archer.
Rules
The game is played with a long arrow (ghashay) and a long bow (leenda). The arrow has a saucer shaped metallic plate (tubray) at its distal end. The archers play in teams and attempt to hit a small white wooden target called takai surrounded by a circular ring called kwaara. The target is secured in fresh clay placed at some height a few meters away from the archer. If the player manages to strike the targets they score a point. A successful attempt is usually celebrated by beating loud drums. On the other hand, if the player misses the target, the opposing team would celebrate instead.
History, name and origin
The game is believed to be originated in the Baloristan regions of Pakistan.
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Further reading
‘Mukha’ lovers throng Topi contest. Dawn, 26 June 2012
Archery in traditional form popular in Pakistan villages. Wave Magazine, 10.01.2009
Mukha at Bellew H. C.; Henry Walter Bellew. A Dictionary of the Pukkhto Or Pukshto Language in which the Words are Traced to Their Sources in the Indian and Persian Languages. Asian Educational Services. pp. 151–. ISBN 978-81-206-1599-1.
External links
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Istana Kerajaan Phnom Penh
- Shwe Oo Min Sayadaw
- Mukkha
- Mukkha Fall
- Mukha
- Archery
- Sonbhadra district
- Mirzapur division
- Batakara
- Sanam Chandra Palace
