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Aklan piña handloom weaving

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...

Southeast AsiaPhilippinesNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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UNESCO urgent safeguarding list1 sources

Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua

Le noken, sac multifonctionnel noué ou tissé, artisanat du peuple de Papouasie

Noken is a knotted net or woven bag handmade from wood fibre or leaves by communities in Papua and West Papua Provinces of Indonesia. Men and women use it for carrying plantation produce, catch from the sea or lake, firewood, babies or small animals as well as for shopping and for storing things in the home. Noken may also be worn,...

Southeast AsiaIndonesiaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Traditional knowledge and skills of production of the atlas and adras fabrics

Les connaissances et savoir-faire traditionnels liés à la fabrication des tissus atlas et adras

Atlas and adras are two kinds of traditional woven fabrics produced in Tajikistan. Atlas is made from silk threads, and adras is woven with silk and cotton threads, but the technique of creating both cloths is similar. There are many steps in the process, from gathering cocoons and collecting cotton, to spinning, wrapping, dyeing and...

Central AsiaTajikistanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Traditional turkmen carpet making art in Turkmenistan

L’art traditionnel de la fabrication des tapis turkmènes au Turkménistan

Traditional turkmen carpet making art in Turkmenistan relates to the production of traditional Turkmen carpets and carpet products: hand-woven woolen textile products decorated with ornamental art. The carpets feature a dense texture ornamented with characteristic coloured patterns pertaining to one of the five main Turkmen tribes. They...

Central AsiaTurkmenistanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique

Le Yuki-tsumugi, technique de production de soierie

Yuki-tsumugi is a Japanese silk-weaving technique found principally in Yuki City and Oyama City, along the Kinu River, north of Tokyo. The region boasts a warm climate and fertile lands, which are ideal for the growth of mulberry trees and sericulture. The Yuki-tsumugi technique is employed to produce pongee silk (also called raw silk)...

East AsiaJapanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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