Mountain Terraces of the Ifugao
Jesus T Peralta Consultant, National Commission for Culture and the Arts The mountain terraces in the cordilleras of northern Luzon, Philippines, were included in the UNESCO
Bamboo Fish Traps of Northwestern Luzon
Norma A. Respicio Professor, Art Studies Department, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Northwestern Luzon, Philippines, has a narrow coastal plain and
Using Cultural Heritage to Confront Tomorrow’s Challenges
Larry Raigetal Chairman,, Waa'gey, Federated States of Micronesia Waa’gey is a community-based organization that uses traditional skills to confront the social, economic, and environmental challenges
Sailing Canoe Building on Mwoakilloa Atoll
Takuya Nagaoka Executive Director, NGO Pasifika Renaissance Asailing canoe was a material symbol of men’s skill and their pride on Mwoakilloa (formerly Mokil) Atoll in Micronesia.
Ocean Navigation of Palau
Ann Singeo Founder and Director, Ebiil Society Traditional navigators are trained to recognize physical signals in, “sea, skies, and stars, memory signals from knowledge of star,
Stick Charts of the Master Navigator
Josepha A. Maddison Deputy Historic Preservation Officer, Ministry of Internal Affairs The Marshall Islands, also known as Ralik-Ratak, is made up of twenty-nine low-lying atolls on
Pacific Seafaring Heritage: The Tongan Voyaging Sphere
Lea Lani Kinikini-Kauvaka Independent Contractor, East-West Center The voyaging knowledge and traditions of the Pacific islands are a rich and exceptional example of intangible cultural heritage.
Avana, the Passage of Traditional Navigators
Ngatuaine Maui Director, Welfare Division, Ministry of Internal Affairs Avana was once named Te Avatapu-ki-Avaiki (the Sacred Passage to Avaiki, the ancestral homeland of the Polynesian
Pinisi: The Art of Indonesian Shipbuilding
Horst H. Liebner, PhD, MA Association for the Protection of Maritime Cultural Heritage Since times immemorial, Indonesia’s seas have been natural crossroads of migration, communication
Japanese Shipbuilding Skills and Traditions
Migiwa Imaishi Researcher, Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties The history of ships in the Japanese archipelago