Africa

31 Ongoing Projects

27 July 2026

Technology and usage of Gbà’s bark clothing among the Tikar of central Cameroon

27 July 2026

Siratany: Documenting the Traditional Earth Salt Industry of Southwest Madagascar

27 July 2026

Documenting the Carving Practices and Cultural Biography of Ibani Canoes, Bonny Island, Nigeria

27 July 2026

Ahia-Akwete Multi-Heddle Cloth Weaving Production of Akwete People in Nigeria

27 July 2026

The Caged Bird Sings: documenting Luo bird baskets and the material culture of bird trapping in Homa Bay County, Kenya

27 July 2026

Documenting the Indigenous Material and Social Repertoires of Earthern Granaries in Nakpanduri, Northeastern Ghana

27 July 2026

Harar, the Traditional Woven Grass Mats of the Somali Pastoral Nomads: An Endangered Cultural Material Knowledge

2 September 2025

A Stick in Time: Documenting Traditional Stilt Construction of the Nzulezo Community, Ghana

2 September 2025

Mapping Threatened Transhumant Routes in Southwestern Angola

2 September 2025

Documenting the making and uses of Bàtá, a Yoruba sacred drum ensemble (Southwestern Nigeria)

2 September 2025

Documenting the Endangered Canoe-Building Knowledge of the Vezo-Tanalana People of Southwest Madagascar

3 September 2024

Documenting the endangered mask-making craft of the Gule Wamkulu cultural dance among the Nyau secret societies of Malawi

2 September 2024

Documenting Indigenous Enset Food System of the Gamo People in Southern Ethiopia

2 September 2024

RESONATING MWENJE: Documenting the timbila making process and the techniques of the masters from Zavala, Mozambique.

2 September 2024

Coral stone house construction on the Swahili coast (Lamu, Kenya)

2 September 2024

The Konso Agricultural Landscape: Documenting Traditional Terracing Systems in South-West Ethiopia

2 September 2024

A documentation of weaving and designs of aṣọ òfì: alápásá, alábẹ, jáwùú and other decorative yorùbá woven fabrics

22 August 2023

Lake Turkana, in the making: documenting the mobile material knowledge of drylands pastoralism in northern Kenya

22 August 2023

Documenting the Last Lithic Technologists: A Study of Stone Tool Usage Among Daasanach Pastoralists of East Turkana, Kenya.

22 August 2023

Foggaras: Water production in the Adrar palm grove oases (Sahara, Algeria)

22 August 2023

Palm Weaving: A Coptic Living Heritage Under-threat

22 August 2023

Taming the fluids: Documentation of traditional water, milk and living containers of the Gabra and Borana of northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

12 August 2022

Documentation of Endangered Craft Heritage of Raffia Palms of Urhobo People of Nigeria

12 August 2022

Documentation and Digitization of Indigenous Smithing Knowledge in North-eastern Tanzania

12 August 2022

Farming For Crafting: Digitising Organic Material Technology Of The Haya, Tanzania

15 October 2021

The Most Delicious Meal is from the Pot: The Production and Use of Hand-built Ceramic Vessels in Marakwet, Northwest Kenya

15 October 2021

Speaking Bodies: Documenting Uli Body Designs of the Igbo of Nigeria

15 October 2021

Tracking Through Time: Documentation of the Material Culture of the Omaheke Ju|’hoansi, Namibia

10 November 2020

Documenting Endangered Foodway Heritage of the Baobab Tree Among the Mijikenda of Coastal Kenya

10 November 2020

The Impact of War and the Survival of Tradition: Documenting Zande Slit-Drums (Gugu) in South Sudan

10 November 2020

Feminine Textile Knowledge in Souss-Massa, Southern Morocco

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