Al Jasra Centre A vast range of indigenous handicrafts is kept alive and well at this centre. It has workshops for artisans, including mat weaving, basket making, pottery and boat building. The enthusiastic staff and craftsmen encourage visitors to take a close look at how items are made, and offer a full explanation of the technical processes involved. One highlight is watching the friendly women who come down to the centre daily to weave mats from plain and brightly-coloured dampened palm fronds. The centre also houses a number of makers of musical instruments, tanners and silk weavers. |
Mat Weaving Weaving of baskets and mats are common in Arabian countries, but in Bahrain deserve a special mention. There are different weaving styles, each with a special quality about it. Border weaving in basketry comes in different styles. You need to see and experience it and see the wonderful colors that are used by Bahrainis. |  |
Pottery Pottery is not just a form of creative expression but in Bahrain it had a practical purpose for thousands of years. Ancient people had to create pots to hold their food and store it. To make a pottery it needs handbuilding and wheel throwing to make a beautiful pottery design. |  |
Textile weaving Bahrain was famous with one of the oldest handicraft that bahrainies were very popular with Textile weaving, and even they use to export to other neighborhood countries. The most famous village to produce best quality of textile was Bani Gamrah.
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Boat Building Bahrain being an Island has helped Bahrainies to look out for their source of income in the Arabian Gulf Sea and that was the main objective to build and produce their wooden boats for more than two thousand years. The pearl fisheries of Bahrain are the most famous and valuable in the world. |  |
