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The Depository documents 3 techniques in Benin; by risk level: 1 endangered, 1 vulnerable, 1 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The cutting and hand-stitching of brightly colored fabric shapes onto a base cloth by hereditary family guilds of Abomey, capital of the former Kingdom of Dahomey in present-day Benin, producing appliqué banners, wall hangings, state…
The construction of takienta — two-story, fortress-like mud tower houses — by the Betammaribè (also Batammariba, Tammari) people of the Koutammakou cultural landscape spanning northwestern Benin's Atakora region and northeastern Togo.
The hand-building and red-clay-slip finishing of terracotta pots, dishes, jars, and vases by women potters of Sè village, Benin, a craft passed directly from mother to daughter across generations.