Makha

Makha

Makha is the traditional Pashtun archery sport played in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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.