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The Depository documents 2 techniques in Mayotte (France); by risk level: 2 vulnerable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The grinding of sandalwood into a fine paste, mixed with water and applied to the face and body as both a protective sunscreen and decorative cosmetic, by Mahorese women of Mayotte, a French overseas territory in the Mozambique Channel.
The assembly of fine gold and silver threads into filigree jewelry, a craft concentrated particularly in the village of Sada, on the western coast of Mayotte, though also practiced elsewhere across the territory.