and matching pearls or whole sets of matching pearls were more valuable than one pearl alone. Today, Jassim uses scuba gear for recreational diving but still has his traditional tools on display.

The appropriate dhow was chosen to suit the season, and all essential equipment – sails ... drum – an essential instrument in Khaleeji pearl diving music – after a voyage to India at ...

“I understand why pearl diving stopped. It was there to bring in money and as soon as it wasn’t generating it any more, why would you do it? It was a tough life.” But diving free of ...

For equipment, pearl divers would have just a ... one of the bank's founders, who came from a pearl diving family. Visits to the pearl museum must be booked in advance. The diving village at ...

Retired Emirati naval officer and experienced diver has made passing on tradition to young Emiratis his life’s mission Dubai: Ali was eight years old when he went on his maiden pearl diving trip ...

A file photo from the previous Pearl Diving Festival in Kuwait ... where captains and sailors will disembark, displaying their equipment and oyster harvest. The "Falaq" process, where oysters are ...