Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

Full text search: The system will search the exact expression entered (i.e. ‘sustainable development’), except if you separate the terms by a comma so that the motor search one or the other expression or the two (i.e. ‘foodways, culinary practices’).

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Results : 11 elements corresponding to 10 countries

2017⁷ – 2012¹ – 2011¹ – 2008²

2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kazakh traditional Assyk games	Kazakhstan
Kochari, traditional group dance	Armenia
Kolo, traditional folk dance	Serbia
Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancing	Turkmenistan
Sega tambour of Rodrigues Island	Mauritius
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument	Azerbaijan
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland	Croatia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Cultural space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella	Dominican Republic
Georgian polyphonic singing	Georgia