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Living Traditions
Crafts, instruments and dances handed from hand to hand, too old or too continuous to date.
- Africa: Sahel, West and Central (37)
- Northern and Eastern Europe (35)
- South Asia (34)
- Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia (25)
- Mediterranean (25)
- Shared across the world (24)
- Japan and Korea (23)
- Southeast Asia and the Islands (23)
- Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia (21)
- China (18)
- Celtic and Atlantic Europe (17)
- Africa: Great Lakes and Indian Ocean (14)
- The Americas: Andes and South America (13)
- The Americas: Mesoamerica (12)
- Africa: Nile and the Horn (12)
- Africa: Southern Africa (10)
- Pacific and Oceania (8)
- The Americas: Caribbean (6)
- The Americas: North America (5)
- Steppe and Arctic (1)
Africa: Nile and the Horn 12
Aqal Somali
Somalia · Crafts and making
Dinka beaded corset beadwork
South Sudan · Crafts and making
Dorze cotton weaving
Ethiopia · Crafts and making
Eskista
Ethiopia · Dances
Jebena coffee brewing
Ethiopia +1 · Crafts and making
Khayamiya Tentmaker Applique
Egypt · Crafts and making
Masenqo and the azmari
Ethiopia · Musical instruments
Mashrabiya Lattice Joinery
Egypt +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Mesob basket weaving
Ethiopia · Crafts and making
Nubian house painting
Egypt · Crafts and making
Tahtib
Egypt · Dances
Wazza gourd trumpet
Sudan · Musical instruments
Africa: Sahel, West and Central 37
Adinkra Cloth Stamping
Ghana +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Adire indigo resist dyeing
Nigeria · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Asafo Flag Appliqué
Ghana · Crafts and making
Bamileke beadwork designer
Cameroon · Crafts and making
Bamum script writer
Cameroon · Crafts and making
Batuque Cloth-Drum Circle
Cape Verde · Musical instruments
Bolga Basket Weaver
Ghana · Crafts and making
Dahomey Appliqué Panel Studio
Benin · Crafts and making
Dakar Car Rapide Livery Painter
Senegal · Crafts and making
Dogon Granary Builder
Mali · Crafts and making
Faso Dan Fani Strip Weaving
Burkina Faso · Crafts and making
Freetown Beach Seine Haul
Sierra Leone · Performance and storytelling
Fufu Pounding Rhythm
Ghana +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Music & Dance of the World app
Gambian Oyster Harvest
Gambia · Crafts and making
Gbofe Trumpet Ensemble
Cote d'Ivoire · Other traditions
Goje One-String Fiddle
Nigeria +1 · Musical instrumentsPlay preview · in the String Music of the World app
Ikpu Ite Coil Pot
Nigeria · Crafts and making
Kissi Penny Forging
Guinea +2 · Crafts and making
Korhogo Painted Cloth Studio
Cote d'Ivoire · Crafts and making
Krobo Powder-Glass Beads
Ghana · Crafts and making
Kuba cloth pattern puzzle
DR Congo · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Lake Chad reed boat builder
Chad · Crafts and making
Mud Plaster Season
Mali · Crafts and making
Oualata Wall Painting
Mauritania · Crafts and making
Panu di Pinti Weaving
Guinea-Bissau · Crafts and making
São Tomé cocoa and chocolate maker
Sao Tome and Principe · Crafts and making
Sierra Leone Country Cloth Strip Loom
Sierra Leone · Crafts and making
Takienta Tower-House Builder
Togo · Crafts and making
Talking drum
Nigeria · Musical instruments
Tchiloli masked play
Sao Tome and Principe · Performance and storytelling
Tuareg Tea
Niger · Crafts and making
Africa: Great Lakes and Indian Ocean 14
Agaseke basket weaving
Rwanda · Crafts and making
Amadinda and embaire
Uganda · Musical instruments
Antaimoro flower paper
Madagascar · Crafts and making
Babatone
Malawi · Musical instruments
Buganda barkcloth making
Uganda · Crafts and making
Burundian drum ensemble
Burundi · Musical instruments
Hira gasy village troupe contest
Madagascar · Performance and storytellingPlay preview · in the Story & Theatre of the World app
Imigongo geometric painting
Rwanda · Crafts and making
Intore dance
Rwanda · Dances
Kanga cloth design
Kenya · Crafts and making
Kiondo basket weaving
Kenya · Crafts and making
Makonde ebony carving
Tanzania +1 · Crafts and making
Swahili carved door
Kenya · Crafts and making
Tingatinga painting
Tanzania · Crafts and making
Africa: Southern Africa 10
Basotho blanket pattern designer
Lesotho · Crafts and making
Capulana wrap cloth printing and tying
Mozambique · Crafts and making
Engolo
Angola · Dances
Gumboot dance rhythm
South Africa · Dances
Ndebele geometric wall painting
South Africa · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Shona stone sculpture carving
Zimbabwe · Crafts and making
Swazi carved figures and craft market
Eswatini · Crafts and making
Venda team dances
South Africa · Dances
Zulu beadwork letters
South Africa · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World appMashonisa
Lesotho · Other traditions
Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia 25
Al Talli Braid Embroidery
United Arab Emirates · Crafts and making
Al-Qatt Al-Asiri Wall Painting
Saudi Arabia · Crafts and making
Ardah Drum-and-Line Rhythm
Saudi Arabia · Musical instruments
Bedouin Coffee Pour
Jordan · Crafts and making
Cuneiform Clay Tablet Scribe
Iraq · Crafts and making
Damascus Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Syria · Crafts and making
Ebru paper marbling
Turkey · Crafts and making
Fijiri Pearl-Diver Sea Songs
Kuwait +1 · Musical instruments
Gargoor Fish-Trap Weaving
Bahrain · Crafts and making
Gulf Dhow Hull Builder
Qatar · Crafts and making
Iznik tile painting
Turkey · Crafts and making
Jordanian Sand Bottle Art
Jordan · Crafts and making
Keffiyeh Pattern Loom
Palestine · Crafts and making
Mijwiz Double Clarinet
Lebanon +3 · Musical instrumentsPlay preview · in the Music & Dance of the World app
Mudhif reed-arch house
Iraq · Crafts and making
Nabulsi Soap Tower
Palestine · Crafts and making
Omani Khanjar Silver Filigree
Oman · Crafts and making
Qamariya Gypsum Window Designer
Yemen · Crafts and making
Sadu Bedouin ground-loom weaving
Jordan · Crafts and making
Shibam Mud-Brick Tower Builder
Yemen · Crafts and making
Tatreez Palestinian Cross-Stitch
Palestine +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Turkish coffee in the cezve
Turkey · Crafts and making
Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia 21
Badgir windcatcher cooling puzzle
Iran · Crafts and making
Bayt-bazi: verse chain
Iran · Performance and storytellingPlay preview · in the Story & Theatre of the World app
Churchkhela
Georgia · Crafts and making
Ikat Pattern Dyeing
Uzbekistan · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Khatam inlay star pattern workshop
Iran · Crafts and making
Khinkali dumpling pleating
Georgia · Crafts and making
Kochari
Armenia · Dances
Lavash Baking
Armenia · Crafts and making
Muqarnas stalactite vault builder
Iran · Crafts and making
Pamiri House Ceiling Raiser
Tajikistan · Crafts and making
Persian Carpet Knotting
Iran +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Persian garden layout puzzle
Iran · Crafts and making
Santur Hammer Strings
Iran +3 · Musical instruments
Suzani embroidery
Uzbekistan +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Tombak goblet drum rhythms
Iran · Musical instruments
Turkmen gul carpet
Turkmenistan · Crafts and making
Turkmen Silver Jewelry Designer
Turkmenistan · Crafts and making
Yalli
Azerbaijan · Dances
South Asia 34
Ajrak block printing
Pakistan · Crafts and making
Allo nettle fibre weaving
Nepal · Crafts and making
Ambalangoda mask carving
Sri Lanka · Crafts and making
Bandhani tie-dye
India · Crafts and making
Bankura terracotta horse
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Chamba rumal embroidery
India · Crafts and making
Dhaka rickshaw art
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Dhaka weave pattern loom
Nepal · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Dhokra lost-wax casting
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Dhol drum rhythm
India · Musical instruments
Jaapi weaving
India · Crafts and making
Jaipur blue pottery painting
India · Crafts and making
Jamdani muslin weaving
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Kashmiri papier-mache painting
India · Crafts and making
Kathak tatkar footwork rhythm
India +1 · Other traditions
Kira and Kushuthara backstrap weaving
Bhutan · Crafts and making
Lippan kaam mud-and-mirror relief
India +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Maldivian lacquer work
Maldives · Crafts and making
Mehndi henna pattern drawing
India +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Mithila folk painting
Nepal +1 · Crafts and making
Nakshi Kantha embroidery
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Pakistani truck art
Pakistan +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Phulkari darn-stitch embroidery
India +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Ralli patchwork quilt
Pakistan +1 · Crafts and making
Shital pati cool mat weaving
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Sholapith flower carving
Bangladesh · Crafts and making
Sri Lankan batik wax-resist painting
Sri Lanka · Crafts and making
Akuru Thaasbe
Maldives · Other traditions
China 18
Bamboo scaffold builder
China · Crafts and making
Bianzhong
China · Musical instruments
Cheongsam Tailor Shop
China · Crafts and making
Chuiwan
China · Other traditions
Cloisonne
China · Crafts and making
Dumpling Pleating
China +2 · Crafts and making
Fan-tan
China · Other traditions
Hmong story cloth
China +3 · Crafts and making
Hong Kong Milk Tea Pulling
China · Crafts and making
Lamian
China · Crafts and making
Neon sign bender
China · Crafts and making
Oil-paper umbrella making
China · Crafts and making
Peranakan beaded slippers
China +1 · Crafts and making
Seal carving
China · Crafts and making
Suzhou silk embroidery
China · Crafts and making
Japan and Korea 23
Bojagi
South Korea · Crafts and making
Furoshiki
Japan · Crafts and making
Goryeo Celadon Inlay
South Korea +1 · Crafts and making
Hanabi
Japan · Other traditions
Ikebana
Japan · Crafts and making
Kokeshi doll painting
Japan · Crafts and making
Kumihimo Braid Disk
Japan · Crafts and making
Leaded Glass Window Making
Japan · Crafts and making
Lost-Wax Bronze Casting
Japan +2 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Craft Designs of the World app
Maedeup
South Korea · Crafts and making
Mochitsuki
Japan · Performance and storytelling
Nerikiri wagashi sculpting
Japan · Crafts and making
Paper Plane Flight Contest
Japan · Crafts and making
Sashiko Stitch Patterns
Japan · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Temari Thread-Ball Patterns
Japan · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Ukiyo-e Woodblock Printing
Japan · Crafts and making
Southeast Asia and the Islands 23
Angklung bamboo chime ensemble
Indonesia · Musical instruments
Banig mat weaving
Philippines · Crafts and making
Batik wax-resist pattern studio
Indonesia +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Bo Sang umbrella painting
Thailand · Crafts and making
Burmese lacquerware engraving
Myanmar · Crafts and making
Greasy pole climb
Indonesia · Performance and storytelling
Jeepney painting
Philippines · Crafts and making
Ketupat
Malaysia +2 · Crafts and making
Khene
Laos · Musical instruments
Lao silk brocade weaving
Laos · Crafts and making
Luk chup
Thailand · Crafts and making
Palm sugar boiling and mould-filling
Cambodia · Crafts and making
Penghu Stone Weir Tide Puzzle
Taiwan · Crafts and making
Phuang malai flower garland threading
Thailand · Crafts and making
Ranat ek
Thailand · Musical instruments
Shophouse facade builder
Singapore +2 · Crafts and making
Stilt-village builder
Brunei +1 · Crafts and making
Tais
Timor-Leste · Crafts and making
Thai fruit and vegetable carving
Thailand · Crafts and making
Timorese coffee cherry harvest and sort
Timor-Leste · Crafts and making
Pacific and Oceania 8
Bilum looped string bag
Papua New Guinea · Crafts and making
Lei making
United States · Crafts and making
Masi bark-cloth stencil printing
Fiji · Crafts and making
Ngatu bark-cloth pattern rubbing
Tonga · Crafts and making
Palauan storyboard carving
Palau · Crafts and making
Pandanus mat plaiting
Kiribati · Crafts and making
Ukulele strum-along
United States +1 · Musical instrumentsPlay preview · in the Music & Dance of the World app
Valley Tonga coil pottery
Tonga +1 · Crafts and making
Mediterranean 25
Amazigh Rug Weaving
Morocco · Crafts and making
Azulejo tile painting
Portugal · Crafts and making
Beehive Panel Painter
Slovenia · Crafts and making
Bouzouki Strum
Greece · Musical instruments
Chechia Felt-Cap Workshop
Tunisia · Crafts and making
Commedia Mask Stock Characters
Italy · Performance and storytelling
Dry Stone Wall Builder
Croatia +4 · Crafts and making
Gallarija Balcony Builder
Malta · Crafts and making
Glassblowing
Italy · Crafts and making
Lefkara Lace
Cyprus · Crafts and making
Licitar Heart Decorator
Croatia · Crafts and making
Luzzu Boat Painter
Malta · Crafts and making
Macau Portuguese Custard Tart Bake
Portugal +1 · Crafts and making
Ohrid Pearl Maker
North Macedonia · Crafts and making
Plis Cap Felter
Albania +1 · Crafts and making
Seven-Key Cabinet Puzzle
Andorra · Performance and storytelling
Sicilian Cart Painting
Italy · Crafts and making
Steal the Flag
Italy +2 · Other traditions
Tamburello
Italy +1 · Crafts and making
Tessellated Mosaic Making
Italy +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Craft Designs of the World app
Txalaparta Duet
Spain · Musical instruments
Water Polo Sprint
Montenegro · Crafts and making
Northern and Eastern Europe 35
Belarusian straw weaving
Belarus · Crafts and making
Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Workshop
Germany · Crafts and making
Bolesławiec Stamped Pottery
Poland · Crafts and making
Bulgarian Painted Pottery
Bulgaria · Crafts and making
Čičmany House Ornament Painting
Slovakia · Crafts and making
Cimbalom
Hungary · Musical instruments
Clinker Boat Building
Norway +2 · Crafts and making
Cross-Stitch Pattern Weaving
Ukraine · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Dala Horse Painting
Sweden · Crafts and making
Faroese chain dance
Denmark · Dances
Faustball
Germany +2 · Other traditions
Gadulka
Bulgaria · Musical instruments
Gusle Bow and Verse
Serbia · Musical instruments
Haapsalu lace shawl knitting
Estonia · Crafts and making
Hardanger embroidery
Norway · Crafts and making
Hardanger Fiddle Halling
Norway · Musical instruments
Horezu ceramics
Romania · Crafts and making
Kalocsa floral painting
Hungary · Crafts and making
Khokhloma Pattern Painting
Russia · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Kurpie Layered Paper Cutting
Poland · Crafts and making
Lielvārde Sash Pattern Weaving
Latvia · Crafts and making
Lur pitch-and-breath game
Denmark · Musical instruments
Moldovan Woven Carpet Pattern Studio
Moldova · Crafts and making
Paper Soccer
Poland +2 · Crafts and making
Petrykivka painting
Ukraine · Crafts and making
Pirot Kilim Weaver
Serbia · Crafts and making
Rosemaling
Norway · Crafts and making
Skrabalai
Lithuania · Musical instruments
Slutsk Sash Weaving
Belarus · Crafts and making
Stamp Designer and Perforator
Liechtenstein · Crafts and making
Trembita
Ukraine · Musical instruments
Celtic and Atlantic Europe 17
Blacksmith's Forge
United Kingdom +4 · Crafts and making
Bobbin lace making
Belgium · Crafts and making
Celtic knot weave
Ireland +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Clay Bird Whistle Painting
Luxembourg · Musical instruments
Dots and Boxes
France · Crafts and making
Finch sitting
Belgium · Other traditions
Grandmother's Footsteps
United Kingdom +2 · Other traditions
Hurdy-gurdy
France · Musical instruments
Irish Handball
Ireland · Crafts and making
Nordic Colourwork Knitting
United Kingdom +2 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Paper Fortune Teller
United Kingdom +3 · Crafts and making
Ribbon Pole Weave
United Kingdom +1 · Dances
Ribbon-Pole Plaiting Dance
United Kingdom +4 · DancesPlay preview · in the Music & Dance of the World app
Sprouts
United Kingdom · Crafts and making
Tartan Sett Weaving
United Kingdom +1 · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Welsh Love Spoon Carving
United Kingdom · Crafts and making
The Americas: Mesoamerica 12
Baleada Stand
Honduras · Crafts and making
Chinampa Gardens
Mexico · Crafts and making
Chorreador
Costa Rica · Crafts and making
Giant Barriletes
Guatemala · Crafts and making
Masaya Hammock Weaving
Nicaragua · Crafts and making
Pollera and Tembleques
Panama · Crafts and making
Pupusa Maker
El Salvador · Crafts and making
Talavera tile painting
Mexico · Crafts and makingBlind hen
Nicaragua · Other traditionsPanamanian singing rounds
Panama · Performance and storytelling
The Americas: Andes and South America 13
Bottle Dance
Paraguay +1 · Dances
Caballito de totora
Peru · Crafts and making
Ecuavoley
Ecuador · Other traditions
Frevo Umbrella Dance
Brazil · Dances
Jangada Sailing
Brazil · Crafts and making
Malambo
Argentina · Dances
Marinera Norteña
Peru · Dances
Mate Pouring
Argentina · Crafts and making
Murga Uruguaya Carnival Troupe
Uruguay · Crafts and making
Toquilla straw hat weaving
Ecuador · Crafts and making
The Americas: Caribbean 6
Bahamian Straw Plaiting
Bahamas · Crafts and making
Bequia Boat and Model Builder
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Crafts and making
Haitian Oil-Drum Metal Cut-Out Art
Haiti · Crafts and making
Mento band
Jamaica · Musical instruments
Tap-Tap Bus Painting
Haiti · Crafts and making
Tres cubano
Cuba · Musical instruments
The Americas: North America 5
Four Square
United States · Other traditions
Ice Canoe Race
Canada · Crafts and making
Maple taffy on snow
Canada · Crafts and making
Rubboard zydeco rhythm
United States · Musical instruments
Steppe and Arctic 1
Mongol bichig
Mongolia · Crafts and making
Shared across the world 24
Aranmula metal mirror
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Bidriware silver inlay
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Blue-and-white porcelain painting
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Bomba
Worldwide · Dances
Botswana coil basket weaving
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Cantonese opera role maker
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Channapatna lacquer toys
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Chikankari white-on-white embroidery
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Kalamkari pen painting
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Kisii soapstone carving
Worldwide · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Craft Designs of the World app
Kondapalli village toys
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Lukasa memory board pattern game
Worldwide · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Paper & Paint of the World app
Lusheng
Worldwide · Musical instruments
Malagasy lamba silk weaving
Worldwide · Crafts and makingPlay preview · in the Textile Crafts of the World app
Marimba
Worldwide · Musical instruments
Perfumer's Organ
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Puerto Rican Cuatro
Worldwide · Musical instruments
Sailor's Knotwork and Turk's Head
Worldwide · Crafts and making
Tarakasi silver filigree
Worldwide · Crafts and making