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ISSN 1993-8616

  May 2006

Intangible Heritage

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Cultivating Colombian traditions

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Thanks to a campaign sponsored by UNESCO, Colombia turns the spotlight on safeguarding its intangible cultural heritage. More

“There Will Be No More Proclamations of Masterpieces”

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Rieks Smeets, head of UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage Section, examines the implications of the entry into force of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. More

The Sacred Wood of Madagascar’s Zafimaniry

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The Zafimaniry of Madagascar do more than sculpt wood. They inscribe their entire cosmogony on this sacred material. In 2003, UNESCO proclaimed their tradition a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage. More

Weaving Color into Culture

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Considered one of the best traditional weavers in the Philippines, Haja Amina Appi has been named a “living human treasure” in her country in 2004. By transmitting her art to future generations she guarantees the preservation of this example of intangible heritage. More

Olonkho, an epos from twelve hundred years ago

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Recited for centuries in Yakutia but outlawed during the Soviet era, the Olonkho heroic epos came close to vanishing. This oral tradition linked to shamanic folklore was proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005. More

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