Customers at a Bahrain jewellery store study displays of pearls that are, unusually, 100 percent natural -- the result of attempts to preserve a centuries-old industry. While rare elsewhere, natural ...
It can take up to five years to complete one strand of a necklace by sourcing pearls directly from divers (Image: AFP) Customers at a Bahrain jewellery store study displays of pearls that are, ...
Faten Mattar is one of the first women to work in the family business, one of the oldest pearl shops in Bahrain - Copyright AFP Mazen Mahdi Faten Mattar is one of the ...
Faten Mattar is one of the first women to work in the family business, one of the oldest pearl shops in Bahrain — Mazen Mahdi Customers at a Bahrain jewellery store study displays of pearls that are, ...
While rare elsewhere, natural pearls prised from seabed oysters by divers are the only variety produced in the Gulf kingdom, which is fiercely proud of its pearling tradition. Bahrain, a tiny island ...
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