Intangible Forms of

Cultural Heritage
Presented by:
Group 4
 Intangible Cultural Heritage
 is the practices, representation,
expression as well as the knowledge and
skills ( including instruments, objects,
artifacts, cultural spaces ) that
communities, groups and in some cases
individuals recognize as part of their
cultural heritage.
 Intangible Cultural Heritage
 forms of culture that can be
recorded but cannot be touched
or stored in physical form, like in
a museum but only experienced
through a vehicle giving
expression to it.
 Intangible Cultural Heritage
 it is transmitted from generation to
generation, thus promoting respect for
cultural diversity and human creativity.

 attempts to preserve cultural heritage 'with'

the people or community by protecting the
process obtained from individuals and
groups.
FORMS of Intangible
Cultural Heritage
 Oral Traditions
 is a form of human communication wherein
knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is
received, preserved and transmitted orally from
one generation to another. The transmission is
through speech or song. In this way, it is
possible for a society to transmit oral history,
oral literature, oral law and other knowledge
across generations without a writing system, or
in parallel to a writing system.
 Performing Arts
 Are those forms of art in which
individual people perform
separately or together. The
artist's own body, face, and
presence is needed for the
performance.
 Social Practices, Rituals,
Festive Events
 Are habitual activities that structure the lives of
communities and groups and that are shared by
and relevant to many of their members. They
reaffirm the identity of those who practice them
as a group or a society. Performed in public or
private, they are closely linked to important
events.

 Social, ritual and festive practices may help to

mark the passing of the seasons, events in the
calendar or the stages of a person’s life.
Knowledge and Practices Concerning Nature
and the Universe.

 Know- how, skills, practices and representations

developed by communities by interacting with
the natural environment. It includes areas such
as traditional ecological wisdom, indigenous
knowledge, knowledge about local fauna and
flora, traditional healing systems, beliefs, and
superstitions. Some common examples in
relation to Newfoundland and Labrador include
berry picking, trapping, sealing, fishing berths,
food presentation, weather lore, nautical lore,
logging, and animal husbandry.
 Traditional Craftsmanship
 Represents the knowledge and manual skill with
which a master artisan creates an object of
great aesthetic beauty, artistry and utility. Very
often that individual has received their
knowledge and skill from a family member or a
close mentor during an extended period of
learning and training, as part of a traditional
master-to-apprentice transmission established
over consecutive generations.