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Craft Techniques of Mozambique

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

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Musical Instruments

  • Chopi Timbila Xylophone MakingMusical Instruments · Vulnerable

    The manufacture and tuning of timbila, wooden xylophones central to the orchestral musical tradition of the Chopi people of southern Inhambane province, Mozambique, inscribed by UNESCO in 2008 as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible…

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Mask, Puppet & Costume

  • Makonde Mapiko Soft-Wood Helmet Mask CarvingMask, Puppet & Costume · Endangered

    The carving of lipiko helmet and face masks from soft, lightweight wood by initiated male members of the Makonde people's secret society, primarily in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique, and the adjoining Makonde plateau region of…

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Stone & Gemstone Carving

  • Montepuez Garimpeiro Artisanal Ruby MiningStone & Gemstone Carving · Critically Endangered

    The hand-digging and manual recovery of ruby-bearing gravel by artisanal miners, locally termed garimpeiros, at the Montepuez deposit in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique, following the deposit's 2009 discovery in the M'sawize…

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