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The Depository documents 4 techniques in Montenegro; by risk level: 1 critically endangered, 2 vulnerable, 1 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The pan-Balkans natural plant dyeing tradition — the knowledge of the specific Balkan dye plants (madder/crvena bojadisava, woad/šaid, walnut/orah, sumac/ruj, pomegranate/šipak, iron water/gvožđuša) used across all Balkan textile…
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…
The Montenegrin stone masonry tradition of the Njeguši Plateau and Lovćen mountain — the building of the distinctive Montenegrin karst stone architecture (the Petar II Petrović-Njegoš mausoleum on Lovćen being its peak achievement) using…
Zlatovez — the hand-embroidery of gold and silver metallic thread onto silk, velvet, and fine wool — is the defining decorative technique of traditional Montenegrin national costume, documented in continuous use for more than three…