Al Sadu

Al Sadu
TypeEmbroidery
MaterialWool
Production methodWeaving
Production processHandicraft
Place of originSaudi Arabia
Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates
CountrySaudi Arabia
DomainsDecorative arts, Weaving
Reference00517
RegionArab States
Inscription history
Inscription2011 (6th session)
ListNeed of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional weaving of Al Sadu
CountryKuwait
DomainsDecorative arts, Weaving
Reference01586
RegionArab States
Inscription history
Inscription2020 (15th session)
ListRepresentative

Al Sadu, or simply Sadu, describes an embroidery form in geometrical shapes hand-woven by Bedouin people. Sadu House in Kuwait was established by the Al Sadu Society in 1980 to protect the interests of the Bedouins and Sadu weaving.

In 2011 Al Sadu traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates was inscribed in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and in 2020 traditional weaving of Al Sadu in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait was inscribed on the list.[1]

  1. ^ "UNESCO - Traditional weaving of Al Sadu". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-02-13.