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.

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Results : 30 elements corresponding to 29 countries

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2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
Pottery skills of the women of Sejnane	Tunisia
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, female traditional interior wall decoration in Asir, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia
Artisanal processes and plant fibers techniques for talcos, crinejas and pintas weaving of the pinta’o hat	Panama
Kazakh traditional Assyk games	Kazakhstan
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet	Bangladesh
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional craftsmanship of Çini-making	Turkey
Traditional wall-carpet craftsmanship in Romania and the Republic of Moldova	Republic of Moldova – Romania
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ebru, Turkish art of marbling	Turkey
The tradition of carpet-making in Chiprovtsi	Bulgaria
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves	Azerbaijan
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India	India
Zmijanje embroidery	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpets	Kyrgyzstan
Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua	Indonesia
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique	Japan
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Aubusson tapestry	France
Indonesian Batik	Indonesia
Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture	Japan
Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon	China
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural heritage for elementary, junior, senior, vocational school and polytechnic students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in Pekalongan	Indonesia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Barkcloth making in Uganda	Uganda
Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite	Gambia – Senegal
Oral and graphic expressions of the Wajapi	Brazil
Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre	Cambodia