page_title: Thulhaadhoo
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Thulhaadhoo / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Top of a "malaafaiy" (wooden cover for food items) with Arabic writing. Lacquered wood made in Tulhaadu Island. Maldives
context_page_description: Thulhaadhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll.
context_section_description: The island has been reclaimed by the government recently. The island is famous for being the only island in the Maldives doing lacquer work. It used to supply the noble families in the country, but now most of Thulhaadhoo's lacquer work is sold to tourists.
caption: Old Malaafaiy wooden food cover from Thulhadhoo kept at the National Museum (Maldives)
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