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Field Survey Report Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Efforts in the Asia-Pacific 2012 International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO In collaboration with the Pishin Pajouh Cultural and Art Institute Preface The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) has carried out various bilateral projects to safeguard intangible cultural heritage (ICH) with Member States in the region. These projects, in the Centre’s areas of specialisation—information and networking—have acted as stimulants to build ICH information and strengthen solidarity throughout the region. In this context, ICHCAP initiated the project Field Survey of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Efforts in the Asia-Pacific Region in 2009. The project aims to collect information on safeguarding systems and policies, ICH inventories, ICH- related organisations, ICH lists, and pending issues regarding ICH safeguarding, and it aims to obtain a grasp on the current situation to discover appropriate measures to promote ICH safeguarding. Since 2009, the project has been carried out in over twenty-five Member States of the Asia-Pacific region. In 2012 as well, ICHCAP worked in collaboration with experts and institutes from five countries—Kazakhstan, Vanuatu, Palau, Myanmar, and Iran—to carry out the field survey project. The final report from the project will be used as a resource for states within the region to strengthen their understanding of ICH in other countries in the region. It will also serve as a resource that will help determine particular needs and provide a direction for new cooperative projects for safeguarding ICH. In particular, Mr Mohammad Reza Miri, Director of the Pishin Pajouh Cultural Art Institute, and his research team actively cooperated with ICHCAP on the 2012 field survey in Iran. Owing to the team’s efforts, we now publish this report on the situation of Iran’s ICH safeguarding efforts. ICHCAP will continue this project over the next several years to cover all the Member States in the Asia-Pacific region. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the organisations and individuals who worked together on this field survey project. Samuel Lee, Ph.D. Director International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO Preface | 1 Contents Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Efforts in Iran | Preface 001 | Introduction 005 | Field Survey Report Ⅰ Safeguarding System & Policy 007 Ⅱ. Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory 035 Ⅲ. Relevant Organizations 040 Ⅳ. Achievements on ICH 048 Ⅴ. Records of the Islamin Republic of Iran in International Inscriptions of ICH 051 Ⅵ. Living Human Treasures System 161 Ⅶ. Pending Issues and Urgent Needs on Safeguarding of ICH 162 | List of co-researchers 165 Annex | Photographs 167 Introduction Asia and the Pacific region is an area rich with various elements of intangible cultural heritage. Intangible cultural heritage has been handed down from generation to generation and has contributed to the development of cultural diversity and the creativity of humanity. Intangible cultural heritage for social development is well recognised as it represents the evolvement of historical traditions and the cultural identity of a society embodied in creative expression. Over time, the form and substance of intangible cultural heritagehas become vulnerable to deterioration. In particular, rapid social change and globalisation have made this situation even more pressing. Fortunately, there has recently been an increase in global awareness in relation to the value of intangible cultural heritage and its safeguarding. In this regard, ICHCAP has created a survey study plan to collect all the necessary information related to current safeguarding systems for intangible cultural heritage in the region. ICHCAP has been preparing this survey since 2008, and 2010 is the second year of the implementationof this project. ICHCAP has collected relevant data from reports, workshop books, meeting resolutions, internet databases, etc. While the information is valuable, in many cases, the data is neither accurate, nor up to date. This is the reason ICHCAP has prepared a new survey to accumulate more current pertinentdata. The field survey was carried out by respected researchers in each country. For this project, ICHCAP developed a questionnaire to guide the research teams conducting the field surveys in each country. The questionnaire encompassed topics pertaining to safeguarding the present system & policy; intangible cultural heritage inventory; information regarding relevant conferences, symposiums and workshops; national and local pending issues and urgent needs within the field of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding. Lastly, the information and data may be open to the public and ICHCAP will share necessary data with other Member States to support the implementation of the most effective and appropriate practices for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. We expect the project will assist in strengthening regional capacity and solidarity as well as international cooperation for the safeguarding of ICH in the region. Introuduction | 5 Field Survey Report Our special thanks will go with Dr. Yadollah Parmoun, Director of Tehran ICH Centre, for his collaboration in supervising and editing the English text of the present survey report. M. R. Miri Managing Director Pishin Pajouh Institute I. Safeguarding System & Policy A. Safeguarding System 1. National Law/Act Compiled in 551 pages, the Book of Rules and Regulations of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of the Islamic Republic of Iran constitutes the basic text, in Persian, and the main reference for the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), among the other culturally oriented organizations of the country, to deal with cultural issues, including the safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The book consists of eight chapters and ten sections, titled as follows: - Chapter One: Rules and Regulations on ICHHTO Structure, Staffing Table, and Undertakings - Chapter Two: Rules, Regulations, and Agreements on Cultural Heritage - Section 1: Rules - Section 2: By-laws and Decisions - Section 3: Other Regulations - Chapter Three: Rules and Regulations on Tourism - Section 1: Rules - Section 2: By-laws and Decisions - Section 3: Other Regulations - Chapter Four: Rules and Regulations on Handicrafts and Traditional Arts - Section 1: Rules - Section 2: By-laws and Other Regulations - Chapter Five: Constitutions - Chapter Six: Legal Vies and Theories - Chapter Seven: Other Related Rules and Regulations - Section 1: Rules - Section 2: By-law and Other Regulations - Chapter Eight: Constitutions on Councils and International Organizations Safeguarding System & Policy | 7 Regarding the rich collection of manifestations of the concept Intangible Cultural Heritage, the book presents comprehensive legal texts on various aspects. Notable among these, the following are but a few representative examples: - Law on Safeguarding National Heritage - Law on National Inscriptions - Law on Joining of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the 2003 Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage - Regulations on Holding National and International Cultural and Artistic Festivals in the Caspian Sea Region - Regulations on Holding National and International Cultural and Artistic Festivals in the Persian Gulf Region - Rules of Procedure for Law on Joining of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the 2003 Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage - Rules of Procedure on Methods of Establishing Societies of Cultural Heritage Advocates - Law on Social Security Insurance for Carpet Weavers and Practitioners of Other Officially Registered Handicrafts - Decision on Exemption of 16 Handicraft Items of Holding Currency Agreements - By-law on Rules of Procedure on Evaluating Iranian Artists, Authors and Poets - Act on Goals and Undertakings Advocated by the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance - Law on Islamic Republic of Iran's Membership in International Organizations and Societies - By-law on Respecting Pioneer Artists - Overall Policies of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Sections - National Policies on National Documentation - Amendments on Decision on Appointing a Representative of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran in WIPO As well as a series of constitutions related to various interested international organizations. 2. Law of the Establishment, in Tehran, of a Regional Research Centre for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in West and Central Asia, Under the Auspices of UNESCO (Category 2) Approved, on 23 May 2011, by the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Islamic Republic of Iran, the "Law of the Establishment, in Tehran, of a Regional 8 | Safeguarding System & Policy Research Centre for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in West and Central Asia, Under the Auspices of UNESCO (Category 2)" was drafted after the "Agreement Between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Regarding the Establishment, in Tehran, of a Regional Research Centre for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in West and Central Asia Under