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Following a description about the constitutional provisions in Burkina Faso, the chapter illustrates, first of all, the legal and institutional framework for the protection and support of the intangible cultural heritage in the country, also analysing possible pathways and perspectives to improve its preservation, and the safeguarding actions undertaken for its identification and promotion, and through the international cooperation initiatives. Further, the chapter focuses on some case studies concerning practices and know-how related to traditional textile craft, portraying the case of weaving and dyeing, and the elaboration of a multinational nomination entitled “Cultural expressions and practices related to the balafon of the Senoufo communities in Mali and Burkina Faso” meant to bring forth the relevance of the element of Senoufo for the cross-border communities and to investigate the effects of the inscription on the Representative List of ICH of UNESCO.
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The national culture policy is divided into four strategic axes. Strategic axis 1 encompasses a certain number of specific objectives related to the Intangible Heritage, among which: protect and develop the Intangible and Material Cultural Heritage; encourage and support local and national initiatives of cultural promotion; promote endogenous values and know-how in development strategies; develop human resources and the potential of actors through specialized professional training and education; develop research in the domain of culture.
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Article 4, line 5 of the law on the protection of Cultural Heritage.
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Inappropriate vocabulary, involvement of communities, of organizations of civil society, of research centres and institutes, specific protection and safeguard measures etc.
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This department was created in 1985. The Intangible Heritage fell to the lot of the custom service.
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It means the ministries concerned by the specific conventions. As an instance, besides the 2003 Convention, the Ministry of Culture ensures the implementation and the follow-up of the following conventions: The 1954 Convention for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict as well as its 1999 additive protocol; the 1970 Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property; the 1972 Convention concerning on the protection of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage; the 2005 Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.
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Nowadays there are 351 municipalities in Burkina Faso, among which 302 rural and 49 urban.
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Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism, July 2004, Report of the national workshop of information and sensitization on the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism, 2004, Typology of the Intangible Heritage in Burkina Faso.
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During the 6th session of the committee, this element was written on the Representative List for Burkina Faso and Mali and the nomination of Cote d’Ivoire was rejected for further information on the criteria 4 and 5 that were not fully met. At the seventh session, held in Paris from December 3 to 7, 2012, registration was extended to Côte d’Ivoire.
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The Zaï (moore) is a traditional technique that consists in digging small holes that will receive the grains, allowing thus the plant to receive maximum humidity for its growth. This traditional technique, used in the past, was abandoned. Thanks to the research and development actions of a producer group, “the Groupements naam”, the technique was revived and made popular. It enables populations from the Sahelian zones to practice agriculture despite rain scarcity.
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This is the generic name under which traditional cotton fabrics are known in Burkina Faso.
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Some specific cotton fabrics are set apart for particular categories within the communities. Some are for initiated people, traditional charge bearers, namely traditional chiefs, maidens, women who have just given birth, people in mourning, etc.
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Traore, S. (2019). Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Burkina Faso. In: Petrillo, P.L. (eds) The Legal Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72983-1_7
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