N°11703
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Element Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe (Austria - Czechia - Germany - Hungary - Slovakia)
Inscribed in 2018 (13.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Title as submitted EN: Practitioners use handcrafted blocks to apply the resist-printed designs onto cloth. The resist paste prevents the dye from penetrating the design and the printed pattern remains undyed after immersion in the indigo vat