Aisha Jaffari, AAWSAT

     The Saudi Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, announced that Sadu had been added to UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List. In his tweet announcing the news, the minister said that its official registration is an important step that reflects HRH the Crown Prince’s support for heritage and its preservation, adding that the Sadu’s registration had been filled in cooperation with Kuwait.

The Sadu symbolized Saudi Arabia’s 2020 Group of Twenty presidency, with its colored weaves featuring in the official logo, blending authentic Saudi heritage with contemporary innovation.

Sadu is a type of weaving that was and remains prevalently practiced by bedouins. Bedouin women use the materials that had traditionally been widely available, like sheep wool, camel hair, goat hair, to make intricately designed unique weaves that only they know how to make and reflect traditional symbols meanings that only they understand.