Traditions of Bahrain
Coffee pot making
These traditional coffee pots were made commonly in copper or very specially in silver, and there are special craftsmen for this dying craft who used to stamp their own variations of the pot designs in a similar way to the practice of gold and silver hallmarking.
The traditional style of the coffee pots is very similar throughout the region, having long beak-like spouts and concentric circles with beautiful patterns.
Embroidery
A traditional craft which flourished in certain villages like Busaiba and Sanabis, where women would sew intricate designs onto the ladies national dresses and would sell them in the traditional Wednesday market.
Rush matting
These were made in the homes of the craftsmen in Sitra island (on the east coast of the mainland Bahrain). They were made of grass, which was locally grown.
Lime manufacture
In the old days when whitewash was used in the construction of the houses in Bahrain, lime was manufactured in A’ali village by firing suitable locally fetched stones in special kilns, followed by beating the heated stones into powder.
