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Element
Tais, traditional textile
(Timor-Leste)
Inscribed in 2021 (
16.COM
) on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Title EN: Men wearing Tais after a ceremony. Various motifs are used in Tais, representing the person’s social status.
Photograph: Rosalia Elisa Madeira Soares
© Timor Aid, Timor-Leste, 2014