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Gulf Dhow Hull Builder

Also known as بوم

Gulf Dhow Hull Builder: photograph by Larry Johnson @ Flickr
Photo: Larry Johnson @ Flickr, CC BY 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Place hull planks, ribs and a stitched joint in the right order on a shipyard frame, then launch the boat to test it in waves.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Qatar.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.

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