3A026 Buzkashi

Categories
Special Collections > Blair Brainard Peace Corps in Afghanistan Photographic Collection
Subject
Afghanistan--History.
Type
positive slide
Coverage - Temporal
1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965
Identifier
Brainard_3A026.tif
Language
English
Publisher
Radford University. McConnell Library. Archives & Special Collections.
Description
Buzkashi, the national game of Afghanistan. The name means pulling the goat. The object is to get the goat carcass by any means, and carry it to the opposing teams goal. The Blair Brainard Peace Corps in Afghanistan Photographic Collection captures the photographers experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan, primarily in the city of Herat, 1965-1968.
Rights
Copyright for this collection is retained by Radford University. The images are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used (Brained, Blair. The Blair Brainard Peace Corps in Afghanistan Photographic Collection. McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections, Radford University, Radford, VA). Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of Radford University is strictly prohibited.