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Adinkra
Akan visual symbols used in cloth, architecture, funerary practice and public design to carry philosophical, ethical and social concepts.
Mrammuo and goldweight knowledge
Cast brass goldweights used in trade, measure, diplomacy and proverbial communication across Akan contexts.
Agbamevor and related weaving traditions
Strip-woven cloth traditions where technique, pattern, naming and social use carry histories of making and identity.
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Adinkra
Akan visual symbols used in cloth, architecture, funerary practice and public design to carry philosophical, ethical and social concepts.
Mrammuo and goldweight knowledge
Cast brass goldweights used in trade, measure, diplomacy and proverbial communication across Akan contexts.
Agbamevor and related weaving traditions
Strip-woven cloth traditions where technique, pattern, naming and social use carry histories of making and identity.
Ifa
A Yoruba corpus of verses, interpretation practices and ethical instruction transmitted through specialist lineages and diasporic communities.
Ubuntu
A family of southern African relational ethics emphasising personhood, reciprocity and communal responsibility.
Homowo
Ga public festival knowledge connecting migration memory, seasonal practice, food, song and community renewal.
Tracking knowledge systems
Land-based tracking practices involving animal behaviour, environmental signs, memory and collective interpretation.
L’« hatajo de negritos » et l’« hatajo de pallitas » de la côte sud-centrale du Pérou
‘Hatajo de Negritos’ and the ‘Hatajo de Pallitas’ from the Peruvian south-central coastline are two complementary expressions featuring music and singing as part of Christmas celebrations, hailing from the central department of Ica in Peru. The expressions are biblical representations of the story of the visit of a group of shepherds to...
Le 'ie Samoa, ou natte fine, et sa valeur culturelle
The ‘Ie Samoa is a special finely hand-woven mat fastened at the hem with two rows of green and red feathers, and a loose fringe on one end. Traditionally woven with fine strippings of the pandanus plant, the final product is silk-like. Its shiny coppery colour adds to its value as it is a testament to its age and the natural bleaching...
Les connaissances et les savoir-faire musicaux ancestraux d’Aboxan Musik ǀŌb ǂÂns tsî ǁKhasigu
Aboxan Musik ǀŌb ǂÂns tsî ǁKhasigu, ancestral musical sound knowledge and skills relates to the specific traditional music of the Nama people, one of Namibia’s tribal minority groups. It involves the use of traditional musical instruments: the khab (musical bow) and !guitsib (traditional guitar), usually played by men or women, and the...
L’acupuncture et la moxibustion de la médecine traditionnelle chinoise
Acupuncture and moxibustion are forms of traditional Chinese medicine widely practised in China and also found in regions of south-east Asia, Europe and the Americas. The theories of acupuncture and moxibustion hold that the human body acts as a small universe connected by channels, and that by physically stimulating these channels the...
L’Ahellil du Gourara
Performed during collective ceremonies, the Ahellil is a poetic and musical genre emblematic of the Zenete population of Gourara. This region in southwest Algeria includes some one hundred oases populated by over 50,000 inhabitants of Berber, Arab and Sudanese origin. The Ahellil, which is specific to the Berber-speaking part of...
L'aitysh/aitys, art de l'improvisation
Aitysh/Aitys is a contest centred on improvised oral poetry spoken or sung to the accompaniment of traditional musical instruments – the Kazakh dombra or Kyrgyz komuz. Two performers (''akyns'') compete with one other to improvise verses on topical themes in a battle of wits that alternates between humorous ripostes and penetrating...
L’artisanat de l’ak-kalpak, connaissances et savoir-faire traditionnels liés à la fabrication et au port du chapeau masculin kirghiz
Ak-kalpak craftsmanship is a traditional Kyrgyz handicraft. The Ak-kalpak is a traditional male hat made with white felt, which bears deep sacral meanings. Ak-kalpak craftsmanship is a cumulative, ever-evolving body of knowledge and skills passed down by craftswomen in the communities concerned comprising felting, cutting and sewing and...
L’Akiu no Taue Odori
In the Akiu no Taue Odori, residents of the town of Akiu in northern Japan pray for a good harvest by simulating in dance the actions involved in transplanting rice. Performed since the end of the seventeenth century in communities throughout the region, the Akiu no Taue Odori today takes place during festivals in the spring or autumn....
Le tissage à la main de la piña des Aklanons
Piña is a textile made from pineapple leaf fibres and woven using a handloom. Farmers harvest the leaves of the pinya Bisaya, a specific pineapple species, and extract the fibres by hand. The fibres are weighed using a local unit of measurement and method involving old coins of different denominations. The knowledge and skills of piña...
Al ‘azi, élégie, marche processionnelle et poésie
Al ‘azi is a genre of sung poetry performed in the northern regions of the Sultanate of Oman. It constitutes one of the major expressions of Omani cultural and musical identity. It takes the form of a poetry contest punctuated by sword and step movements and poetic exchanges between a singer poet and a choir. It may involve a large...
Al aflaj, système traditionnel d’irrigation aux EAU, traditions orales, connaissances et savoir-faire liés à sa construction, à son entretien et à la distribution équitable de l’eau
Al Aflaj and the related oral traditions, knowledge and skills of construction, maintenance and equitable water distribution are a source of pride for the associated communities. Al Aflaj is a traditional irrigation system which uses an underground tunnel to conduct water over long distances from an underground source to a basin, where...
Al Ahalla, un art du spectacle vivant aux Émirats arabes unis
Al Ahalla is a traditional art form that blends performing arts with oral tradition. Historically tied to diving trips, the performances entail the recitation of poetry verses, typically at joyful celebrations such as weddings, holidays and public events. The practice unites people through its captivating chants and performances. Unlike...
L’Al 'azi, art de la poésie, symbole de louange, de fierté et de force d’âme
Al Azi is a traditional poetry recital performed by a group of individuals without rhythmical or musical instruments. It consists of a full-rhymed poem based on traditional poetry and the lines of poetry are sometimes interposed with sayings and proverbs. Bearers and practitioners include the poet, performer, chorus and audience. The...
Le programme éducatif Al Sadu : former les formateurs à l’art du tissage
The Al Sadu Society developed the Educational Programme: Train the Trainers in The Art of Weaving in collaboration with the Arts Department in the Ministry of Education, in order to raise awareness about traditional Al Sadu weaving among younger generations in Kuwait. A national curriculum was developed, along with training workshops to...
Al Sadu, tissage traditionnel dans les Émirats arabes unis
Between 2011 and 2023, a safeguarding programme was put in place to address the risk of disappearance of Al Sadu weaving, whose know-how is preserved by a dwindling number of older women. Thanks to the combined efforts and resources of social actors, research, documentation, knowledge transfer, dissemination, marketing support, and...
Al talli, savoir-faire traditionnels de la broderie aux Émirats arabes unis
Talli is a traditional handicraft practised in various parts of the United Arab Emirates. Today, the demand for Talli is at its highest before religious festivals (Eids) and the marriage season in the summer. Also known as Alseen, Talli is usually created with a combination of six cotton threads separated by a silver thread in the...
Al-Ayyala, un art traditionnel du spectacle dans le Sultanat d’Oman et aux Émirats arabes unis
Al-Ayyala is a popular and expressive cultural performance practised in north-western Oman and throughout the United Arab Emirates. Al-Ayyala involves chanted poetry, drum music and dance, and simulates a battle scene. Two rows of about twenty men face each other, carrying thin bamboo sticks to signify spears or swords. Between the rows...
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