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Mack The Knife
Traditional Indian archery.
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Re: Traditional Indian archery.
4-5 months ago i went to GOGUNDA fair in gogunda tehsil in udaipur district to buy bow and arrows made by the tribals. After reaching found no bows and arrows in the fair , the local villagers told that this year police is not allowing them to sell bows and arrows so i bought a sword instead.
May be i will go to bedeshwar fair to buy traditional bow and arrows . i heard many times that it is the biggest Adivasi mela in rajasthan. will start a new thread after i succeed in precuring a decent bow.
Also one of the staff member in my hotel is claiming that there is a guy in his village who make and sells bows and arrows but for that i have to wait till he goes home on leave.
May be i will go to bedeshwar fair to buy traditional bow and arrows . i heard many times that it is the biggest Adivasi mela in rajasthan. will start a new thread after i succeed in precuring a decent bow.
Also one of the staff member in my hotel is claiming that there is a guy in his village who make and sells bows and arrows but for that i have to wait till he goes home on leave.
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Re: Traditional Indian archery.
very curious to know if you did manage to get your hands on some traditional bow and arrows...i am an archery enthusiast and have been trying to collect indian tribal bow and arrows, with very little success...will appreciate any help/lead that you can give...thanks in advance
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tys
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Re: Traditional Indian archery.
managed to get my hands on a traditional bhutanese bow and 5 arrows. Its a very simple but effective design. About 25 poundage and 27" drawlength. Lovely piece. I need to find out more on its construction. Have shot with it. Its a delight. Would love to get my hands on bows from Shillong, Rajasthan and the Kuraichi tribe of Kerala.