Battoulah

[5][3] The mask is mainly worn in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates as well as some parts of eastern Saudi Arabia and southern Iran.

According to bedouin oral tradition, A father was preparing to marry his daughter off to a man she did not desire.

She cut a piece of black cloth with uneven eyeholes to conceal her face, attaching it securely.

The "Zabeel cut" design has a narrow top and a broad, curved bottom, and is worn in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The variant worn in Sharjah resembles the Zabeel cut, but is shaped so the top of the mask is inclined forwards.