Tallī_finkh_al_batīkhah: (Arabic: finkh: wedge, al_ batīkhah: melon), a direct reference to a specific pattern used in traditional tallī making in the UAE, where the design is created in a repetitive diagonal (half chevron) lines similar to melon slices. It requires 20 spools (dhahārī) of thread, 3 metallic straw (khūṣah), and 20 hours of work to obtain a meter-long cord.
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