Tag: Indigenous knowledge
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Jogg
Jogg is a traditional wooden agricultural tool used across Balochistan to connect two cows for working in the fields. It is placed across their necks and attached to a nangaar or marz, allowing the animals to work together. The Jogg is carved by hand and shaped carefully to fit around the cows’ necks without hurting…
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Marz
Marz is a traditional agricultural tool made from a heavy wooden plank. It is attached to a Jogg and drawn across the field by two cows. The process of using this tool to prepare the soil is known as Marzag. The underside of the Marz has sharp iron edges that help break large, hard clods…
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Dalokh
There was a time when the sound of stone against stone was a familiar part of everyday life in many Baloch homes. Before electric grinders and modern kitchen appliances became common, families relied on simple tools, one of which was the Dalokh, a hand operated stone grinder used to crush and grind grains. Dalokh consists…