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The Depository documents 8 techniques in Lithuania; by risk level: 1 vulnerable, 7 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The Baltic farmhouse beer brewing tradition — the production of the distinctive unfiltered, juniper-flavored, high-gravity Baltic farmhouse ales that represent the oldest continuing European beer brewing tradition, documented in all three…
The Baltic rye bread tradition — the production of the characteristic dark, dense, long-fermented sourdough rye bread that is the foundational food of all three Baltic States, whose specific Northern European rye sourdough culture produces…
The Lithuanian cross crafting (kryždirbystė) tradition — the making of the distinctive Lithuanian wayside wooden crosses and cross-poles (koplytstulpiai, stogastulpiai) whose intricate carved decorative vocabulary combines pre-Christian…
The Lithuanian stogastulpiai (roof pole) tradition — the making of the distinctive Lithuanian carved wooden poles topped with small roofed shrines that stand at village crossroads, farmstead entrances, and cemeteries across Lithuania,…
The Baltic amber craft tradition — the working of the fossilized Eocene tree resin (succinite) that has washed ashore along the Baltic coast for millennia, producing the jewelry, carving, and decorative objects whose warm honey-gold color…
The Baltic linen weaving tradition — the production of hand-woven linen textiles from the flax grown across all three Baltic States, whose specific Northern European flax (finer and stronger than Southern European linen) and the…
The Baltic sauna craft tradition — the making and use of the specific Baltic sauna implements (the sauna building itself, the vihtle/slota/vanta birch or juniper bath whisk, the löyly steam production technique) that represent the most…
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The Lithuanian wicker and straw craft tradition — the production of the distinctive Lithuanian wicker baskets and the specific Lithuanian Palm Sunday bouquets (verbos) from dried flowers and grasses, whose characteristic construction…