Indigenous fishing craft of Oman

A 9th-century Arab or Indian shipwreck in Indonesian waters

“…Ethnographic evidence of boatbuilding in Oman shows strong parallels with the Belitung Wreck (Vosmer, 1997). The cross-stitching and through-beam attachment are nearly identical on small craft surviving to this day.…”

From Boatyard to Museum: 3D laser scanning and digital modelling of the Qatar Museums watercraft collection, Doha, Qatar

“…c), both built in Ras al‐Khaima, United Arab Emirates. These two vessels are significant to Qatari heritage narratives in that they represent pearling craft, although larger vessels of the same name were also used as ocean‐going cargo and slaving vessels, and as fighting craft (Jewell, : 29–35; Vosmer, ; Al‐Hijji, : 11–14; Agius, : 19–22, 63–66, 105–107; : 21–24, 43, 61, 56, 97, 103–104; Weismann et al ., ). The collection also includes a second jālbūt , named al‐Jāzī , which was extensively restored in 2006–2007 (Vosmer, : 12; Fig.…”

“…e). An example of an Omani coastal fishing badan was recently added to the collection (Vosmer, : 227–230; Agius, : 98–105; Weismann et al ., : 415–416)(Fig. d).…”

Os Dhow do Zanzibar: A técnica de construção de uma antiga embarcação de origem árabe e o seu papel socioeconómico na actualidade

“…Um tipo de dhow comum nessa época era a baghlah (a mula), que podia transportar 300 escravos negros, empilhados em três níveis da embarcação. No último quartel do século XIX, com o combate ao tráfico de escravos desenvolvido pelos ingleses e alemães no Índico, centenas de dhow, fossem ou não surpreendidos a transportar escravos, foram destruídos (Lloyd, 1949 (Vosmer, 1997a(Vosmer, , 1997bNabataea.net, 2002).…”

“…Esta região, então designada por Malabar, era a região de construção das embarcações árabes porque na península arábica, embora houvesse abundância de coqueiros, não havia madeira adequada para a construção naval nem carpinteiros experientes (Campbell, 1995;Vosmer, 1997b (Vosmer, 1997a(Vosmer, , 1997b 7 .…”