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About Craftpedia
[edit]Craftpedia is a collaborative knowledge project dedicated to traditional crafts and artisanal techniques from around the world. Our goal is to document, preserve, and share information about cultural heritage in the field of craftsmanship — from ceramics and textiles to woodwork, metalwork, and beyond.
What is Craftpedia?
[edit]Craftpedia is an open encyclopedia built on the MediaWiki platform. It organizes information about crafts by:
- Continent and region
- Material (e.g. clay, wood, textile, metal)
- Usage (e.g. ritual, domestic, decorative)
- Historical period
This structure allows users to explore the rich diversity of crafts and understand their cultural and historical contexts.
Contributors
[edit]The content of Craftpedia is written and maintained by volunteers, researchers, and enthusiasts. Anyone with an account can contribute by writing articles, uploading images, and improving existing pages. Contributions are reviewed and improved over time to ensure quality.
Licensing
[edit]Unless otherwise noted, all text in Craftpedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This means you are free to share and adapt the content, provided you give proper attribution and distribute your contributions under the same license. Images and media files may be subject to different licensing terms — please check individual file pages for details.
How to get involved
[edit]- Browse articles to discover traditional crafts.
- Create an account to start contributing your knowledge.
- Improve existing pages by adding references, clarifying text, or uploading images.
- Join the community in preserving and sharing artisanal heritage worldwide.
Disclaimer
[edit]Craftpedia is an educational resource. While efforts are made to ensure accuracy, no guarantee is given that all information is complete or error-free. For more details, please see our General disclaimer.
Privacy
[edit]For information on how we handle user data, cookies, and GDPR compliance, please see our Privacy policy.
