Zmijanje embroidery
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TypeEmbroidery
Production methodNeedlework
Production processHandicraft
Place of originZmijanje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Zmijanje embroidery in store in Banja Luka | |
| Type | Embroidery |
|---|---|
| Production method | Needlework |
| Production process | Handicraft |
| Place of origin | Zmijanje, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Zmijanje embroidery | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Reference | 00990 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2014 (9th session) |
| List | Representative |
Zmijanje embroidery (Serbian: Змијањски вез / Zmijanjski vez) is a specific technique of embroidery practised by the Serbian women of villages in the area of Zmijanje 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]
