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2,863 technique records from 205 countries, listed by craft and by country. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.

By craft

Weaving & Textiles 347
Metalwork & Jewelry 330
Ceramics & Pottery 263
Food, Drink & Botanical 263
Basketry & Woven Fiber 257
Embroidery & Lace 232
Woodwork & Carving 208
Stone & Gemstone Carving 162
Mask, Puppet & Costume 129
Musical Instruments 110
Papercraft & Printing 92
Painting & Decorative Arts 83
Leatherwork 82
Dyeing & Surface Design 78
Glasswork 53
Boatbuilding & Maritime 50
Architectural Craft 42
Miscellaneous & Heritage-Adjacent Craft 32
Lacquerware 29
Sacred & Ceremonial Craft 21

Europe

Albania 4
Andorra 1
Armenia 9
Austria 30
Azerbaijan 4
Belarus 2
Belgium 14
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5
Bulgaria 7
Croatia 2
Cyprus 2
Czech Republic 14
Denmark 14
Estonia 9
Finland 14
France 149
Georgia 5
Germany 96
Greece 28
Hungary 28
Iceland 3
Ireland 14
Italy 119
Kosovo 3
Latvia 7
Liechtenstein 1
Lithuania 8
Luxembourg 2
Malta 2
Moldova 2
Monaco 1
Montenegro 4
Netherlands 15
North Macedonia 6
Norway 14
Poland 14
Portugal 63
Romania 10
Russia 21
San Marino 1
Serbia 7
Slovakia 2
Slovenia 2
Spain 100
Sweden 14
Switzerland 44
Türkiye 29
Ukraine 2
United Kingdom 45
Vatican City 1

Asia-Pacific

Afghanistan 20
Aotearoa New Zealand 8
Australia 8
Bangladesh 14
Bhutan 16
Brunei Darussalam 3
Cambodia 25
China 101
Cook Islands 1
Fiji 5
French Polynesia (France) 3
India 96
Indonesia 72
Japan 92
Kazakhstan 7
Kiribati 1
Kyrgyzstan 14
Laos 26
Malaysia 65
Maldives 3
Marshall Islands 1
Micronesia (FSM) 1
Mongolia 14
Myanmar 38
Nauru 1
Nepal 25
New Caledonia (France) 3
Niue 1
Pakistan 14
Palau 1
Papua New Guinea 7
Philippines 14
Samoa 1
Singapore 14
Solomon Islands 4
South Korea 17
Sri Lanka 14
Taiwan 26
Tajikistan 5
Thailand 44
Tibet 13
Timor-Leste 3
Tonga 1
Turkmenistan 14
Tuvalu 1
Uzbekistan 14
Vanuatu 3
Vietnam 26

The Americas

Antigua and Barbuda 1
Argentina 26
Bahamas 6
Barbados 2
Belize 9
Bolivia 24
Brazil 35
Canada 22
Chile 15
Colombia 18
Costa Rica 10
Cuba 10
Dominica 5
Dominican Republic 9
Ecuador 10
El Salvador 6
French Guiana (France) 8
Grenada 2
Guatemala 21
Guyana 11
Haiti 6
Honduras 12
Jamaica 6
Mexico 38
Nicaragua 10
Panama 7
Paraguay 25
Peru 18
Puerto Rico 6
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2
Saint Lucia 2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2
Suriname 8
Trinidad and Tobago 5
United States 79
Uruguay 44
Venezuela 19

Africa

Algeria 13
Angola 6
Benin 3
Botswana 3
Burkina Faso 5
Burundi 3
Cameroon 5
Cape Verde 3
Central African Republic 3
Chad 4
Comoros 3
Côte d'Ivoire 6
Democratic Republic of the Congo 4
Djibouti 3
Egypt 12
Equatorial Guinea 3
Eritrea 6
Eswatini 4
Ethiopia 6
Gabon 4
Gambia 5
Ghana 7
Guinea 4
Guinea-Bissau 3
Kenya 7
Lesotho 3
Liberia 4
Libya 9
Madagascar 3
Malawi 3
Mali 5
Mauritania 4
Mauritius 3
Mayotte (France) 2
Morocco 18
Mozambique 3
Namibia 3
Niger 6
Nigeria 11
Republic of the Congo 3
Réunion (France) 4
Rwanda 4
São Tomé and Príncipe 2
Senegal 7
Seychelles 3
Sierra Leone 5
Somalia 4
South Africa 6
South Sudan 3
Sudan 9
Tanzania 5
Togo 4
Tunisia 13
Uganda 3
Zambia 4
Zimbabwe 6

Middle East

Bahrain 11
Iran 13
Iraq 13
Israel 12
Jordan 11
Kuwait 11
Lebanon 15
Oman 13
Palestine 14
Qatar 15
Saudi Arabia 14
Syria 14
United Arab Emirates 15
Yemen 11