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ICH Elements 4
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SANDUQ- SOZI
Craft of making sanduq (box) with wood and covered with tin. Wood maters decorate boxes with traditional ornaments and different colors.
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PUSTKASHI
Covering with leather the musical instruments, like rubab, doira, tablak, daf, ghijak, tor. For leathering instruments are used skin of ship, goat, calf and fish.
Tajikistan -
Beonwajang (Tile Roofing)
National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea It is not known exactly when Koreans began covering their houses with tiles, but archaeological excavations suggest that tiles had become an important roofing material by the Three Kingdoms Period (1st century BCE ~ 7th century CE). This suggests that tile makers and roofers with highly advanced skills were in business at the time. According to historical records, there were even wabaksa (literally meaning “tile experts”), some of whom went over to Japan and taught their skills to the Japanese. The government of the Joseon Dynasty set up Waseo (Bureau of Roof Tiles) in 1392, the first year of the reign of its founding monarch, King Taejo, to oversee roof tile production. In 1406, the sixth year of the reign of King Taejong, it was renamed Byeorwayo (Special Kiln for Roof Tiles) to concentrate more on distribution. Aside from tile-making technicians, Buddhist monks were assigned to the office to produce and distribute tiles in massive quantities. Two types of artisans participated in making tile-covered roofs: the roof tile makers called wagong or wajang but were sometimes called wabyeokjang as well because they produced bricks as well as roof tiles, and; the roofing technicians, called gaejang, literally meaning the “covering artisan.” In Korean, beonwa meant both “roof tile production” and “roofing with tiles”; in Chinese characters, however, the word is written differently: “燔瓦” for the former and “瓦” for the latter. Roofs constitute an important aesthetic element of traditional Korean architecture. The gently curved roof lines accentuating the beauty of traditional Korean-style wooden buildings require the sharp eyes and deft hands of skilled roofers. The traditional tile roofing technique has been designated as an important intangible cultural heritage so that the ingenious skills of roofers can be preserved and transmitted to future generations.
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Traditional felt crafts
Mongolian nomads have come to now and still producing various felt crafts such as ger canvas, felt-door of ger, floor cover, mat, saddle-cloth, saddle-rug, winter and summer socks, stockings, bag for new born lambs, bag for summoning prosperity, bag for cup, felt-boots, and so on. It is vital and practical in that the felt is used as a covering for the ger which can withstand the harsh weather conditions of Mongolia’s landscape and as material for devjee (mattress) olbog (cushions) or gifts for guests. Nowadays, various felt-made household needs, traditional felt crafts and souvenirs are being produced widely and becoming popular among foreign tourists.
Mongolia
ICH Materials 7
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SANDUQSOZI
Craft of making sanduq (box) with wood and covered with tin. Wood maters deco-rate boxes with traditional ornaments and different colors.
Tajikistan -
SANDUQSOZI
Craft of making sanduq (box) with wood and covered with tin. Wood maters deco-rate boxes with traditional ornaments and different colors.
Tajikistan