Kuwait Heritage 4
Al-Fireej Shop
(a quarter which had a number of houses
next to one another) :
In the past, most Kuwaiti districts had one
or two shops which supplied the citizens
with their essential daily needs such as rice,
flour, sugar, tea, beans, spices, kerosene
and other things.
The painting features two shops : one is
open and the other is closed.
The Maydan Shops
This is a view of Al-Maydan area in
Al-Sharq district. Some shops and the mill
of Agha Ali are feat
Bait Al-Oud Road
It was a corridor or blocked road which led
to the inlets of four houses and was called
'blocked road'.
The Gate of the Wall
It is one of the five gates of the wall of
Kuwait. In the past, those gates were the
only access that linked the City with the
exterior.
The Tower of Mulla Saleh 2
It was one of the towers which differed in its
own design than the other ones built along
the wall of Kuwait.
The Moment of Arrival
The drawing features the articles of one of
the families who left the City and went to its
house at Hawalli village for residence during
spring..
The Stand of the Water Vessel and Gharsha 1
The painting exhibits a stand under the
stair case, on it there are Borma
(medium-sized water vessel) and Gharsha.
Under the stand,
Al-Raqqiyah (the watermelon) and the bowl
of milk are kept to cool; an old Kuwaiti
custom.
Hib Al-May (the Vat made of pottery)
It could keep a large amount of water to cool
and to become pleasant for drinking. It was
the water cooler of the time but with a
difference
The Game is Over
It shows the victory a player achieved
against his contender in the famous
draughts game.