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Symbolic, ethical and visual knowledge system2 sources

Adinkra Visual Knowledge System

Adinkra

Akan visual symbols used in cloth, architecture, funerary practice and public design to carry philosophical, ethical and social concepts.

AfricaAkan / AsanteTwi / Akan

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Material, mathematical and proverbial knowledge system3 sources

Akan Goldweight Proverbial Knowledge

Mrammuo and goldweight knowledge

Cast brass goldweights used in trade, measure, diplomacy and proverbial communication across Akan contexts.

AfricaAkan / AsanteTwi / Akan

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Textile, naming and intergenerational knowledge system2 sources

Ewe Kente Weaving Knowledge

Agbamevor and related weaving traditions

Strip-woven cloth traditions where technique, pattern, naming and social use carry histories of making and identity.

AfricaEweEwe

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Adinkra Visual Knowledge SystemAkan Goldweight Proverbial KnowledgeEwe Kente Weaving KnowledgeYoruba Ifa Literary CorpusUbuntu Ethics and Relational PersonhoodGa Homowo Seasonal KnowledgeSan Tracking and Ecological Knowledge‘Hatajo de Negritos’ and ‘Hatajo de Pallitas’ from the Peruvian south-central coastline'Ie Samoa, fine mat and its cultural valueAboxan Musik ǀŌb ǂÂns tsî ǁKhasigu, ancestral musical sound knowledge and skillsAcupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicineAhellil of GouraraAitysh/Aitys, art of improvisationAk-kalpak craftsmanship, traditional knowledge and skills in making and wearing Kyrgyz men’s headwearAkiu no Taue OdoriAklan piña handloom weavingAl ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetryAl Aflaj, traditional irrigation network system in the UAE, oral traditions, knowledge and skills of construction, maintenance and equitable water distributionAl Ahalla, a living performing art in the United Arab EmiratesAl Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetryAl Sadu Educational Programme: Train the trainers in the art of weavingAl Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab EmiratesAl Talli, traditional embroidery skills in the United Arab EmiratesAl-Ayyala, a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab EmiratesAl-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleysAl-Jertiq: practices, rituals and expressions for preservation, protection, abundance and fertility in SudanAl-Khanjar, craft skills and social practicesAl-Man’ouché, an emblematic culinary practice in LebanonAl-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meaningsAl-Mihrass tree: knowledge, skills and rituals associated with itAl-Muhaibis: social practices and traditions associated with itAl-Qatt Al-Asiri, female traditional interior wall decoration in Asir, Saudi ArabiaAl-Qudoud al-HalabiyaAl-Razfa, a traditional performing artAl-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah epicAl-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of OmanAl-Zajal, recited or sung poetryAla-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpetsAlardah Alnajdiyah, dance, drumming and poetry in Saudi ArabiaAlbanian folk iso-polyphonyAlheda'a, oral traditions of calling camel flocksAlmezmar, drumming and dancing with sticksAlpine pasture seasonAlpinismAmateur theatre acting in CzechiaAncestral and traditional techniques for the elaboration of the 'Poncho Para'i de 60 Listas', from the city of Piribebuy, Republic of ParaguayAncestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaAncient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making methodAndean cosmovision of the KallawayaAnnual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav areaAnnual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)Antep İşi, drawn thread embroidery of GaziantepArabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practicesArabic coffee, a symbol of generosityArabic KohlArgan, practices and know-how concerning the argan treeArgungu international fishing and cultural festivalArirang folk song in the Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaArirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of KoreaArmenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of KhachkarsArmenian letter art and its cultural expressionsArt of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses' decorationArt of Akyns, Kyrgyz epic tellersArt of Azerbaijani AshiqArt of Chinese seal engravingArt of crafting and playing KobyzArt of crafting and playing Mbira/Sansi, the finger-plucking traditional musical instrument in Malawi and ZimbabweArt of crafting and playing rubab/rababArt of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrumentArt of Đờn ca tài tử music and song in southern Viet NamArt of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesArt of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/NaqqoshlikArt of miniatureArt of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’Art of playing, singing and making the lahutaArt of pottery-making of Chăm peopleArt of Xòe dance of the Tai people in Viet NamArtisanal know-how and culture of baguette breadArtisanal processes and plant fibers techniques for talcos, crinejas and pintas weaving of the pinta’o hatArtisanal talavera of Puebla and Tlaxcala (Mexico) and ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo (Spain) making process

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