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The Depository documents 4 techniques in Zambia; by risk level: 3 endangered, 1 thriving. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The smelting and forging of iron tools and implements, alongside the hand-building of large unbaked-clay maize storage bins with a distinctive sliding-door opening mechanism, by artisans of the Lozi people of Zambia's Western Province,…
The hand-tanning and leatherworking of hide by artisans of the Ila people, centered on a village-owned community tannery at Namwala, Southern Province, Zambia.
The hand-weaving of ilala palm fiber into distinctively formed baskets -- a square woven base opening into a wide round rim -- by Tonga women of Zambia's Southern Province, near the Zambezi River.
The preparation of nshima, Zambia's national staple porridge, made from maize flour (mealie meal) and forming the basis of daily life for an estimated 19 million Zambians, with virtually every one of the country's 72 tribes possessing its…