Pak Kret pottery
Low fired, unglazed earthenware, known as Pak Kret pottery has been produced on Ko Kret island, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province for over 200...
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is one of the most widely-heralded artistic traditions in Afghanistan, where its close associations with both religious and secular literature elevate it, in...
Rush Weaving
Rush, commonly known as the “mat rush,” boasts three Taiwanese varieties: the round rush, the triangle rush and the da-jia rush, or the yuan-li...
Khairi (leather shoe making)
Once leather has been bought in a natural dark or light brown colour from Sargodha, the process of colouring and tanning begins. J Wilson,...
Lacquerwork
Applying yang rak or rak nam kliang (lacquer) as the main material can be found in the minor arts, decorative arts and fine arts....
Cói (sedge) crafting
Every province along the seashore of Vietnam has the cói crafting. Cói is brocaded as sedge mat or smaller objects. Cói trees are mostly...
Sukhothai enamelled goldwork
Because of its unique making process and its beautiful braiding that reflects the history and culture of Sukhothai, Sukhothai goldwork is a valuable cultural...
Woodworking
Woodworking is an age-old decorative art in the Philippines. Probably the oldest existing manifestations of this art form are archaeologically recovered boat-shaped coffins on...
Keste embroidery
Keste is traditional Kazakh hand embroidery with colorful threads, needle or hook (biz/ilme) and wooden hoop (kergysh). In Kazakh, keste means “scheme”. Samples of...
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Gannil (horsehair hat-making)
Gannil refers to the skill of gat-making. The gat, a horsehair hat, was an item of formal attire denoting nobility that was worn by...
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Chun-zi-hua (silk flower)
The chan-hua (silk flower) crafts combine techniques of paper-cutting, weaving and embroidery. In Taiwan, the Hakka call this craft chan-hua, while the Taiwanese call...
Hand-block printing in Bagh, Madhya Pradesh
It is hard to pinpoint an exact period for the advent of block-printing in India. The discovery of of mordant-dyed cotton fragments and the...
