Intangible Heritage Archives - Page 8 of 27

Arts and Crafts, Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Matryoshka: Origin and symbolic meaning

November 4, 2016October 14, 2017

During my last travel, I went to Russia. I bought the most popular Russian souvenir: the Matryoshka. Everyone knows what a Matryoshka is?but do you …

Arts and Crafts, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Ohrid Pearl and the 80 year Old Secret of Their Creation.

November 4, 2016November 6, 2016

The Ohrid pearls are one of the trade marks of Ohrid ,and are very famous in Europe and all over the world. They are very …

Arts and Crafts, Food Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Rumbullion of Venezuela

November 4, 2016January 24, 2017

The main producer world wide of Rum is in Latin America. My time in Venezuela for the last nine weeks was great and I got …

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Unrecognised Egyptian Intangible Heritage: Mats

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016

Traditional crafts and craftsmanship is considered one of intangible cultural heritage forms (UNESCO, 2003, n.d.-b). ?Crafts are deeply embedded in the culture? (Klamer, 2012, p. …

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Kenya’s hot sun industry: Jua Kali

November 2, 2016October 14, 2017

Jua Kali which is Swahili for ?Hot/ Fierce Sun? ?refers to small businesses or artisanship that takes place either in temporary shelters/ kiosks or in …

Arts and Crafts, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Hand-Woven Artisan Cotton Textiles from the Gamo Community of Southern Ethiopia

November 2, 2016November 4, 2016

The characteristics of craft as defined by Donkin (2001: 5) are of a certain type of object made by hand, using?tools and having functional necessities, …

Arts and Crafts, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Photo Stories

Unfolding a Painted World: Revisiting Kalighat Paintings

October 31, 2016October 7, 2017

Characterized by fluid curves and flat bright colours, Kalighat painting occupies an important place in the history of Indian art. It was the urban and …

Intangible Heritage, Nature, Travel

A travelogue: Topi Rakh Ayub National Park

October 9, 2016October 9, 2016

I have visited Ayub National Park several times in childhood and until recently in 2012. Locally called Ayub Park, it covers a large area housing …

Arts and Crafts, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Traditions

October Theme : Traditional Crafts and Craftsmanship

September 29, 2016November 14, 2016

Don?t we love collecting souvenirs from the place we travel to. We often indulge in buying local, handmade crafts?that are native of a particular region …