Zmijanje embroidery

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Zmijanje embroidery
Zmijanje embroidery in store in Banja Luka
TypeEmbroidery
Production methodNeedlework
Production processHandicraft
Place of originZmijanje [bs], Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zmijanje embroidery
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Reference00990
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2014 (9th session)
ListRepresentative

Zmijanje embroidery (Serbian: Змијањски вез / Zmijanjski vez) is a specific technique of embroidery practised by the women of villages in the area of Zmijanje [bs] on mountain Manjača, near Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In 2014 it was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[1]

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  1. ^ "UNESCO - Zmijanje embroidery". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved Mar 2, 2020.

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