Rare Sijna Pearl Part of Bahraini Collection

by Cindy
(DiveNews.com)

A permanent display is now a part of the Bahrain National Museum collection. The display is part of a program designed to enlighten its people about Bahrain's history and heritage undertaken by the Information Ministry's Culture and National Heritage Directorate. Many speculate that the world's first divers were Bahraini's who took the plunge over 5,000 years ago.

The exhibition of pearls will focus on the rare pearls owned by Bahraini pearl merchant Ibrahim Mattar. A large pear-shaped pearl (known as sijna in Bahraini pearl jargon) discovered in 1976, is one of the many amazing pearls on display.

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