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craftsnen. Coffee housse ١ere
originally barasti huts ih
oocden benches coffee housse
consructed of stone became
more comnmon in the 192s.
Coffee sellers oerating out of
coffee houses ould sell coffee
on the street.

The seet maer al halncli
ehibit is of secial significance
as it reresents a long tradition
in Bahrain. This occuation
as assed from father to son.
Halon and ahnsl ree
consumed at all times of the
year, and secial seets such
as 2alabia and assnlin ere
reared for Ramadan.

The exhibit on earls

demonstrates ho Bahrain as

and is a commercial center for

earls. Pearl dealing

traditionally inolde

land-based merchants tansh

ber, and traders tansh, ho

sailed from boat to boat

Seet Maer Halachi buying earls, folloed by
trading in coffee houses. Pearls

Hall of Traditional Tades and Cratfs ere judged by sheen, texture,

color, form and sie ree

graded by siees, and eighed. The rice as measured in chos and agreed uon

by bargaining. Bahrain's earls ere bought by traders from india and Euroe.

The exihbit of the baset maer sana al guffat shos an imortant rofession as
these men roduced basets for all uroses, fish tras and roe. These raftsmen
ere concentrated in the illages around Oal'at A1 Bahrain, here the ra materials
ere abundant in the nearby date-alm groes. The main materials used ere the
alm leaes hroos, alm branches jereed, and the ribs ethiq.

Hall of Customs and Traditions

These exhibits resent the rich ariety of Bahraini customs and traditions hich