Maritime Heritage Festival - in pictures
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Emirati blacksmiths demonstrate their skills at the Maritime Heritage Festival. All photos: Victor Besa / The National -
More than two dozen vendors have set up stalls at the festival, selling hand-crafted toys, spices and fishing supplies. -
Jumaa Mohammed Al Rumaithi is one of the maritime heritage experts participating in the festival. -
A look inside the women's tailor tent. -
Ayesha Alhammadi at the pearl farm tent organised by the Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi. -
Emirati knife blacksmiths at work at the Maritime Heritage Festival in Al Bahar at the Corniche. -
An Emirati oar maker demonstrates his craft at the Maritime Heritage Festival. -
Jumaa Mohammed Al Rumaithi runs a mobile maritime museum in Al Dhafra. -
A reenactment of the pearl diving journey being performed at the Maritime Heritage Festival. -
This scene is reenacted a few times a day at the Maritime Heritage Festival. -
You’ll likely meet more than a few maritime heritage experts at the festival. -
The tent of Emirati rope maker Hasan Ali Almaazmi at the Maritime Heritage Festival. -
As they march, the pearl divers chant a lilting song against the seaborne breeze. -
More than two dozen vendors have set up stalls at the festival, selling everything from khous baskets woven from palm tree fronds to honey, fishing rods and even vintage Monopoly games. -
The festival also has a dedicated area for traditional games.
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