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The Depository documents 11 techniques in Bahrain; by risk level: 2 critically endangered, 4 endangered, 5 vulnerable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
A traditional form of hand embroidery on women's attire, formally documented as its own distinct craft domain within Bahrain's official UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory, genuinely technically distinct from the archive's…
The construction and gold-thread embroidery of the Thobe Alnashal, a richly ornamented Bahraini women's festive dress historically worn for celebratory occasions, documented in surviving photographs of Bahraini women wearing the garment as…
A collective, team-based hand embroidery craft producing intricate gold-thread embellishments on women's garments and accessories, formally documented as its own distinct craft domain, Kurar, within Bahrain's official UNESCO Intangible…
The setting of natural, undrilled-oyster Bahraini pearls into 18 to 21 karat gold jewelry, formally documented as its own distinct craft domain, Pearl Jewelry, within Bahrain's official UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory, and…
The forging, hammering, and intricate engraving of silver in Manama's old Souq Al Tawaweesh, a historic silver market now part of the Bab Al Bahrain market area, sustained for nearly 75 years by one of Bahrain's best-known and…
The hand- and foot-operated weaving of cotton textiles in Bani Jamra, a village in central Bahrain a few meters off Budaiya Avenue, recognized as a thriving textile center for at least 200 years and formally documented by Bahrain's own…
The weaving of date palm fronds into baskets and related items, formally documented as its own distinct craft domain, Basket Weaving, within Bahrain's official UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory, centered specifically in…
The wheel-throwing of clay vessels in A'ali, a village in Bahrain specifically renowned for pottery and ceramic art, formally documented within Bahrain's own official UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory under the craft domain…
The construction and decoration of wooden chests, formally documented as its own distinct craft domain, Chest Making, within Bahrain's official UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory, practiced and demonstrated at the Al Jasra…
The making of Bahraini halwa, a gelatinous, glossy-sheened dessert directly called the queen of Gulf sweets, perfected over some 200 years by the Showaiter family, whose historic preparation vessels are now displayed at the Bahrain…
The hand-construction of traditional wooden dhows at the Dhow Building Yard in Muharraq, near Fisherman's Port, directly and specifically documented as the oldest and only remaining dhow building yard in Bahrain -- a precisely stated…