Traditional craftsmanship of making Dumbara Ratā Kalāla (Sri Lanka)
Nomination: Representative List 2021
EN: Harvesting the Hana leaves
EN: Hana leaves being bundled for transportation
EN: A craftswoman separating the fibre from the Hana leaf
EN: Nuts of the bulu tree (Terminalia Beleria), used to make black and brown dyes
EN: Dyed bundles of fibre left for sun-drying
EN: Spinning the fibre using a hand-made spindle
EN: A craftswoman on the loom, pulling fibre strands for the weft
EN: A craftsman on the loom tightening the weft elements
EN: An elder craftsman describing the symbolic meanings of animal motifs
EN: A senior craftswoman with her two wall-hangings at the stakeholder meeting
