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The Depository documents 5 techniques in Bosnia and Herzegovina; by risk level: 3 vulnerable, 2 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
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…
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 Bosnian ćilim weaving tradition — the production of the distinctive Bosnian flat-woven carpet whose geometric vocabulary blends Ottoman and Slavic folk elements in a tradition maintained primarily by Bosnian women in the rural…
The Bosnian stećak (medieval monumental tombstone) carving tradition — the production of the distinctive medieval Bosnian monolithic stone monuments whose specific raised relief vocabulary (the vine scroll, the sword and shield, the solar…
The Sarajevo Baščaršija craft tradition — the cluster of Ottoman-era artisan crafts maintained in the historic Baščaršija (old bazaar) quarter of Sarajevo whose specific street-by-street organization of craft guilds (kazandžije —…