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Coral carving can be seen in several old coral stone mosques in the Maldives. The intricate designs on these works display the deft skill of Maldivian stone carvers of the past. Some of the best coral carvings in the Maldives can be seen in the old mosques of the country such as the Hukuru Miskiy in Male\u2019 built in 1658. These coral stone mosques are architecturally unique in that the walls are built of finely shaped interlocking coral blocks, each block decorated with intricate carvings. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Women\u2019s Rumaafalhi<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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When a Maldivian woman wears the traditional libaas and feyli, the dress is only complete with the traditional jewellery, especially the fattaru bai that adorns the neck and the rumaafalhi, worn on the hair.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The traditional Maldivian fishing vessel, built with coconut wood and propelled with a single triangular lateen sail was shaped over centuries. It is a craft that perfectly suits the conditions of the Maldivian seas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Baththeli is the traditional Maldivian vessel purpose built to carry cargo and passengers on long distance journeys, especially between distant atolls and Male\u2019.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Boduberu is the most popular traditional dance and music of the Maldives. The drum which is also called boduberu is made of hollowed coconut wood, slightly narrower at one end. The drumheads, traditionally made from manta ray skin or goatskin are stretched to produce the required sounds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Ovalhu gond\u2019di is a traditional board game played by both adults and children. The game is played on a rectangular board that has two rows of six, seven or eight pits and a home pit or store for each player placed at both ends of the board. Eight holes are considered the standard and cowry shells are used as coins or counters. Traditional ovvalhu gond\u2019i boards are made of coconut wood with pits and homes dug out on them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Maldivian basketry is a demonstration of how Maldivians adopted to the island environment. Traditionally household items were made from leaves and wood from indigenous plants and trees found on the islands.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Traditional women\u2019s jewellery<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Visitors to the Maldives commented on the exquisite jewellery worn by the elite as early as 400 years ago, demonstrating that fine jewellery has been a part of Maldivian women\u2019s attire for centuries. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Gathaa fai and boa<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Gathaa fai and boa is the special set of equipment used to make the kasabu boavalhu, that embellishes the neckline of the traditional Maldivian dress. The equipment consists of two parts, gathaa fai which is the base structure, and the gathaafaige boa which is the round cushion that sits on the stand, used to pin the threads. The stand is made from wood in the shape of a short vase. The five inch long foalibai seen hanging around the cushion, function as the weights that hold the threads and is made from sturdy wood or fishbone, as heavy weights are preferred. Up to 34 of these can be used at one time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Kasabu boavalhu\u00a0is the elaborate neckline of the Maldivian traditional dress,\u00a0Dhivehi libaas, more precisely the boavalhu libaas, referring to the neckline that adorns the dress. The boavalhu\u00a0(neckline) is made from ribbons that are woven using cotton, silk and metallic threads. Vivid colours such as greens, reds and blues are used along with silver and gold. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Dhivehi libaas<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Dhivehi Libaas, the traditional Maldives dress is unique to the Maldives. Dhivehi libaas simply means Maldivian dress, the simplest of which is just called libaas. The ordinary libaas used to be the everyday attire of the ordinary folk, even as recently as forty years ago. The more sophisticated, boavalhu libaas seen here is embellished with a neckline trimmed with white and gold laces known as kasabu. These are hand-woven ribbons made of gold, silver and coloured threads.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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This traditional Maldivian craft is known as liye laajehun, liyun meaning shaping wood with hand tools, and laajehun which refers to the process of adorning the piece with designs using lacquer. The finest lacquer work is found on Thulhaadhoo, in Baa Atoll where the craft is practiced even today. Wooden containers, boxes and vases of all shapes and sizes display beautiful abstract patterns in red, black and yellow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Thun\u2019du kunaa is a hand-woven reed mat. Today these finely woven mats are one of the most popular souvenirs that visitors take home from the Maldives. However, in the past they were held in much higher esteem. Trimmed with gold lace work, the mats were often used as royal gifts made by the Sultans of Maldives to foreign emissaries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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