The Depository · Browse · Europe

Craft Techniques of Kosovo

The Depository documents 3 techniques in Kosovo; by risk level: 1 endangered, 2 vulnerable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.

Explore Kosovo in the Depository →

Weaving & Textiles

  • Balkan Woven Textiles — Pan-Balkans Folk Weaving FamilyWeaving & Textiles · Vulnerable

    The Balkan woven textile tradition — the production of the distinctive Balkan kilim family whose regional vocabularies (Pirot, Serbia; Prizren, Kosovo; Pljevlja, Montenegro; Čiprovtsi already documented CRAFT-1637) share a common…

  • Qeleshe Making — Kosovo Albanian Felt CapWeaving & Textiles · Endangered

    The hand-felting of the qeleshe (also called plis) — the white, brimless, dome-shaped felt cap that is Albanian traditional dress's most iconic piece of headwear, worn across Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia's Albanian-speaking…

All weaving & textiles techniques worldwide →

Metalwork & Jewelry

  • Kosovo Prizren Goldsmithing — Filigree HeritageMetalwork & Jewelry · Vulnerable

    The Prizren filigree tradition of Kosovo — the production of the distinctive silver and gold filigree jewelry in the historic Prizren bazaar whose specific vocabulary of fine twisted wire in the Kosovo regional style represents the most…

All metalwork & jewelry techniques worldwide →