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The Depository documents 4 techniques in Liberia; by risk level: 3 endangered, 1 vulnerable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The single-piece carving of wooden face masks by initiated male carvers of the Dan (Gio) people and closely related Mano, Geh, Kran, and Wee/Guere communities of eastern Liberia and western Côte d'Ivoire, produced under the authority of…
The hand-building, sun-curing, and open-fire firing of clay cooking pots in the village of Kpeyi, Liberia, documented in precise technical detail through direct 1968 field observation.
The hand-spinning, dyeing, and narrow-strip weaving of thick cotton cloth by Gola, Lorma (Loma), Kpelle, Vai, and related peoples of Liberia, using the distinctive tripod loom found almost exclusively in Liberia and neighboring Sierra…
The hammering, filing, and welding of decommissioned civil-war weapons — AK-47s, bazookas, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and sub-machine-gun barrels — into ornate decorative and functional objects, practiced at Fyrkuna Metalworks on…