Humanity: Ornek is a Ukrainian system of symbols and their meanings, currently used in embroidery, weaving, pottery, engraving, jewellery, wood carving, and glass and wall painting. The symbols are arranged to create a narrative composition. The Crimean Tatar communities understand the meaning of the symbols and often commission artisans to creat...18 December 2021
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7.COM : Examination of International Assistance requests greater than US$25,000
Assistance in the amount of US$198,619 for Support for safeguarding and disseminating the skills of weaving wild silk in Madagascar: The communities of the ‘Tapia Forest’ corridor, which runs through Madagascar, are known for their strong sericulture tradition. However, the corridor has been interrupted or has disappeared in many places due to...7 December 2012
Paris
eps in the process, from gathering cocoons and collecting cotton, to spinning, wrapping, dyeing and weaving the threads by hand. Dresses prepared from atlas and adras cloths are widely used by women and girls during celebrations, in the workplace, in schools and at home. Traditionally, the knowledge and skills related to the production of the atlas...8 December 2023
Kasane
h the role of women is important because they are responsible for passing the knowledge and skills of weaving krama to the next generation. Although the number of individual weavers has diminished, professional groups and producers are taking over the production role. The transmission of the element is reinforced by formal methods including trainin...6 December 2024
Asunción
to Egypt for submitting, on time, its first biennial report on the status of the element ‘Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)’, inscribed in 2020 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; Takes note of the efforts undertaken by the State Party to safeguard the element, in particular by enhancing its...8 December 2023
Kasane
established fine mat committees within their villages, allowing them to exchange ideas about best practice for weaving, and to boost opportunities for strengthening the transmission of the art form. Considers that, from the information included in the file, the nomination satisfies the following criteria for inscription on the Representative List...14 December 2019
Bogotá
irates for submitting, on time, its third report on the status of the element ‘Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates’, inscribed in 2011 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; Takes note of the efforts undertaken by the State Party to safeguard the element, in particular by developi...6 December 2024
Asunción
14.COM 3.BUR : Electronic Bureau consultation
Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding: Tais, traditional textile is a form of weaving tradition commonly practiced by women in Timor-Leste. Women weavers are committed to passing on the related knowledge and techniques to future generations, yet major challenges including inadequate space for the production of Tais, financial...5 August 2019
Electronic consultation
Both women and men are involved in the production process, with women being in charge primarily of weaving and producing cotton yarn and men producing the loom and other relevant tools. Each community of producers is led by a chief weaver, who is responsible for regulating the standards of production, resolving conflict among weavers, and establis...6 December 2024
Asunción
its second report on the status of the element ‘Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering’, inscribed in 2009 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, which was initially due for submission by 15 December 2017; Takes note of the efforts described in the report submitted by C...18 December 2021
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