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The Depository documents 5 techniques in Burkina Faso; by risk level: 1 critically endangered, 2 endangered, 2 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The hand-spinning, dyeing, and narrow-strip weaving of cotton cloth on horizontal double-heddle looms by Mossi and Marka communities of Burkina Faso, historically worn by the Mogho Naaba (Mossi emperor) and elevated to a national political…
The making of the conical Saponé hat from straw and tanned leather by the Moaga (Mossi) people of Saponé, a town roughly 30 kilometers south of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The malting, boiling, and fermenting of red sorghum into dolo, a mildly alcoholic traditional beer produced predominantly by women across Burkina Faso and historically prepared for traditional celebrations, funerals, and Independence Day.
The lost-wax casting of bronze sculpture, furniture, and decorative objects by craftspeople of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, originating in the Niongsin neighborhood, home to three founding families who first specialized in lost-wax casting…
The exclusively female craft of decorating earthen sukhala houses with geometric murals, practiced by the Kassena people of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in southern Burkina Faso, established in the 16th century and inscribed as a UNESCO…