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The traditional sports of falconry, horse-riding
and hunting

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more easily portable crafts, such as basket FORTS AND MOSQUES
weaving, were demonstrated. Radio Bahrain
kindly played tapes of traditional music in the Fort architecture included two sketches of
Hall throughout the day. Abu Mahir fort on Muhurraq by Dr. Michael
Whiteley.
The exhibits, photographs and works of art on
show depicted many aspects of Bahrain’s pre­ Mosque architecture was presented in photo­
history, its Islamic period and the traditional graphs and drawings supplemented by written
way of life.
information from Dr. Abdul Latif Kanoo. The
wooden mosque at Haalat Naim was included,
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM A which is well known to members of the Society
HELICOPTER through Mrs. Coady’s conducted rours of
Muhurraq.
The early history, revealed by the archaeolo­
gist’s spade, had necessarily to be represented by FALCONRY
photographs-not even the energy and initiative of
Marguerite Coady, organizer of the Exhibition, The traditional sporting activities of falconry,
could transport a Dilmun tumulus for the horse-riding, camel-riding and hunting with
occasion. Information on the seven cities of the salukis were shown in action photographs. A
Qalaat al Bahrain site, Barbar temple and the set of falcon furniture from Rifa’?., the stuffed
Diraz excavations complemented the work of falcon from the Falcon Room Restaurant, Gulf
the Exhibition photographer Chris Maier. Some Hotel, and brightly-coloured woven camel-
of the photographs included aerial shots which trappings were among the objects on display.
were taken by Mr. Maier from a Police Force
helicopter. PEARLING
Anne Homfray and Ahmed Bahlool under­ For the pearling section we were lucky to
took the calligraphy for all the lengthy captions have two full collections from Dr. and Mrs.
and the section headings. Whiteley and Gill Blyth and to dip into Shaikha

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