11.COM : Examination of proposals to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices
The Committee Takes note that Argentina has proposed the Randas of time, a safeguarding model of textile art at El Cercado (No. 01212) for selection and promotion by the Committee as a programme, project or activity best reflecting the principles and objectives of the Convention: The randa is a type of intricate, decorative craftwork mainly foun...2 December 2016
Addis Ababa
The Committee Takes note that Ghana has nominated Craftsmanship of traditional woven textile Kente (No. 02130) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: In Ghana, Kente is a fabric made of strips that are woven from silk, cotton or rayon using horizontal looms. The age, social status and gender of...6 December 2024
Asunción
unding nature and cosmos, which express people’s wishes and hopes. The practice involves selecting the textile and threads, drawing ornaments, creating needlepoint images and sewing clothes. In the past, the threads were prepared from cotton and silk fibres and coloured with natural paints made with plants and minerals: nowadays, Chakan dressmake...1 December 2018
Port Louis
d the very long time that it takes to produce (seven hours per square centimetre). The pieces of openwork textile using the technique are used for decorative purposes in civil and religious life. The piece is made up of design elements held together by a finely stitched net. Its process comprises a number of successive stages: drawing and pricking...19 November 2010
Nairobi
on the Representative List could serve to heighten international awareness of the diversity of traditional textile techniques worldwide as evidence of human creativity; R.3: Safeguarding measures – for instance, holding workshops and training programmes and organizing exhibitions – are underway with the participation of the community and au...19 November 2010
Nairobi
tural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: The Azerbaijani carpet is a traditional handmade textile of various sizes, with dense texture and a pile or pile-less surface, whose patterns are characteristic of Azerbaijan’s many carpet-making regions. Carpet making is a family tradition transferred orally and through practice. Men shear sheep...19 November 2010
Nairobi
aditional Culture (Alternate): ● CIOFF България / CIOFF Bulgaria / CIOFF Bulgarie China Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering 00302 (Examiner): ● Craft Revival Trust - CRT Edric Liang Bin Ong (Alterna...7 May 2009
UNESCO Headquarters
eveloping safeguarding measures to ensure the viability of the oral expressions, music and traditional knowledge (textile art and agricultural practices) of the Aymara communities of Bolivia (La Paz-Oruro-Potosí), Chile (Tarapacá-Arica-Parinacota-Antofagasta) and Peru (Tacna-Puno-Moquegua). The activities, planned for implementation over the cour...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
lking, telling stories and singing folksongs. Each group member has a specific duty, such as cutting the textile, selecting ornaments and coloured threads, drawing and applying the ornaments, embroidering needlepoint images and sewing the cloth. A leader controls operations, takes orders for embroidery products, locates raw materials, manages produ...4 December 2015
Windhoek
stan 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 are characterized by patterns forming clear linear geometric...14 December 2019
Bogotá