UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008
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Description: Situated in the South Pacific, the Vanuatu archipelago has preserved a unique and complex tradition of sand drawing. This multifunctional writing is more than an indigenous artistic expression and it occurs in a wide range of ritual, contemplative and communicative contexts.
The drawings are produced directly on the ground, in sand, volcanic ash or clay. Using one