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The Depository documents 14 techniques in Sweden; by risk level: 1 critically endangered, 6 endangered, 5 vulnerable, 2 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The Bergslagen iron working tradition of central Sweden — the region that was the primary source of Sweden's iron and copper wealth from the medieval period and that produced the specific Swedish bar iron (stångjärn) whose consistently…
The Swedish pewter casting tradition — the production of the distinctive Swedish functional and decorative pewter objects (tankards, plates, candlesticks, baptismal fonts) that were the defining luxury household metal of the Swedish middle…
The Swedish silver filigree tradition — the production of the delicate open-work silver wire constructions that are the defining luxury jewelry of Scandinavian tradition, closely related to the Norwegian Sølje filigree but with a…
The Sandvik steel tradition — the precision steel manufacturing tradition of Sandviken in Bergslagen whose founder Göran Fredrik Göransson was the first person to successfully produce steel by the Bessemer process (1858), establishing…
The Dala horse (Dalahäst) carving and painting tradition of Nusnäs in Dalarna — the making of the distinctive Swedish wooden horse carved from pine and painted in the characteristic Kurbits folk floral motifs that has become Sweden's most…
The Sámi birchwood spoon and kåsa (drinking cup) carving tradition — the making of the specific wooden spoons and cups from the root burls and twisted branches of the Arctic birch (fjällbjörk) that is the defining Sámi wood craft alongside…
The Swedish träskor (wooden clog) tradition — the making of the distinctive Swedish wooden-soled, leather-upper clog that differs from the Dutch all-wood klompen (CRAFT-1382) by using an alder wood sole with a leather upper, producing a…
The Sámi duodji tradition — the comprehensive Sámi craft system (duodji means both the craft objects and the making process) that encompasses reindeer leather garment making, beadwork, bone carving, and woven textiles, all centered on the…
The Blekinge linen weaving tradition of southern Sweden — the production of the distinctive Swedish damask linen (drawloom weaving) that made Blekinge province Sweden's most important linen production region from the 17th to 19th centuries.
The Dalmålning tradition — the distinctive Dalarna wall and ceiling painting tradition whose Kurbits (a stylized gourd plant) floral motif combined with biblical narrative scenes was the primary decorative art of Dalarna farmhouses from…
The Gotlandic limestone carving tradition — the working of the specific Gotlandic limestone (kalksten) whose particular fine-grained, slightly sandy texture made it the preferred material for medieval Swedish memorial stones (picture…
The Gustavsberg ceramics tradition — the most significant Swedish ceramic manufacturer (established 1825 on Värmdö island near Stockholm), whose 20th-century art directors (Wilhelm Kåge, Stig Lindberg) created the defining vocabulary of…
The Hälsinge folk embroidery tradition of Hälsingland in north-central Sweden — the specific Swedish folk embroidery style associated with the UNESCO World Heritage Hälsinge farmhouses (the extraordinary 19th-century decorated farmhouses…
The Orrefors glass tradition of the Glasriket (Kingdom of Crystal) in Småland — the Swedish glass art tradition whose specific innovations (the Graal and Ariel techniques developed at Orrefors from 1916) represent the most technically…