Word: kallawaya
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Looking at a few examples of approved Intangible Cultural Heritage for comparison—the Songs of the Moon (traditional Swahili music from Zanzibar), bark cloth making in Uganda, the traditional medicine of the Kallawaya in Boliva—a striking difference between France’s proposal and the approved ICHs becomes evident: The approved ICHs are extremely specific, confined to a very particular region, and are easily defined. What constitutes Kallawaya traditional medicine is more evident and much less controversial than the boundaries of French cuisine...
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