Kokh wrestling to music, 1954

Kokh to music. Kokh is a national form of wrestling performed to the accompaniment of music. In 1954, athletes from the village of Parpi in the Ashtarak district compete at the Republican Stadium.

In the photograph one wrestler has lifted the other onto his shoulder and is throwing him. On the right, musicians sit on chairs: a drummer and a man playing a wind instrument. Behind them are stands full of spectators.