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The Depository documents 3 techniques in Cape Verde; by risk level: 1 endangered, 2 vulnerable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The carving of small sculptures and decorative objects from hardened volcanic lava specifically sourced on Fogo, an active volcanic island of Cape Verde and site of Pico do Fogo, the archipelago's principal volcano.
The pressing, wild fermentation, and pot-still distillation of fresh sugarcane juice into grogue, a high-proof rhum agricole-style spirit and Cape Verde's national drink, produced almost entirely on the island of Santo Antão (where…
The hand-weaving of complex geometric-patterned cotton cloth on rudimentary narrow-strip handlooms, produced on the Cape Verdean islands of Santiago and Fogo for over five centuries and distinguished from comparable West African…