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| Keywords: Khudadard and Guldin of Kohistan in September 1841.jpg Hawkers of Ko-i-staun with Valley of Caubul and Mountains of Hindoocoosh This lithograph is taken from plate 4 of 'Afghaunistan' by Lieutenant James Rattray In September 1841 Rattray sketched two men from Kohistan Khudadard and Guldin who were part of the cavalry escort of his brother Captain Rattray In their capacity as falconers they also accompanied the brothers on sporting rides Two kinds of birds of prey were used for hunting the 'chirk' for antelope bustard and other large game; the 'baz' for smaller quarry like partridge and quail After the hunting season the birds were released If recaptured they were sternly schooled to accept their masters kept in a darkened room starved and then fed Six weeks was the usual period taken to 'form' a bird Rattray wrote That an old hawk should be rendered so docile and clever is wonderful much more so when the same bird has been captured by the same fowler for several successive years Rattray's brother was killed in this beautiful valley only a month later http //www bl uk/ The British Library 1841-09 Lieutenant James Rattray PD-Old PD-old-70 Men of Afghanistan in the 19th century Men of Afghanistan in art First Anglo-Afghan War 1841 lithographs | ||||
