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The Depository documents 4 techniques in Albania; by risk level: 1 critically endangered, 1 endangered, 1 vulnerable, 1 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The Albanian lahuta making tradition — the production of the specific single-string bowed instrument used by the Albanian Gheg epic poets (lahutarë) to accompany the oral recitation of the Albanian epic cycle (the kângë kreshnikësh — songs…
The pan-Balkans woodwind instrument making tradition — the production of the two primary Balkan pastoral woodwind instruments: the kaval (end-blown flute, longer, more complex) and the frula/sviral (side-blown or end-blown short flute)…
The Albanian silver filigree tradition centered in Shkodër (Northern Albania) — the production of the distinctive Albanian fine silver jewelry whose specific Ottoman-influenced vocabulary of twisted wire in floral and geometric forms…
The pan-Balkans natural plant dyeing tradition — the knowledge of the specific Balkan dye plants (madder/crvena bojadisava, woad/šaid, walnut/orah, sumac/ruj, pomegranate/šipak, iron water/gvožđuša) used across all Balkan textile…