인류무형유산 대표목록 ‘매사냥’ 공동등재의 특성과 의의

Abstract

This paper focuses on strategies and issues involving a joint inscription of an Intangible Cultural Heritageelement to UNESCO through multinational cooperation and conclusive characteristics and the significance ofthe multinational filing. The case of “Falconry”, which was jointly filed by 18 State Parties including ROK andinscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO on 2010, wasanalyzed as the main object of discussionThe issues can be summarized as follows: First; State Parties that participated at the joint nomination processgot to grasp the purpose of the multinational nomination mechanism a lot better than before through drawingup the nomination forms. Especially, we learned that the inscription of the falconry eventually has to contributeto the perception of ICH in general and applying that knowledge at the submission of the multinational file wasthe major aspect for the inscription on the list in 2010 and the extension of the inscription 2012. Second; the very nature of prosecution of the multinational nomination, State Parties are given opportunitiesto communicate and cooperate over their shared ICH element, through which a mutual understanding of othercultures and the national characteristics of other countries – which means implementing the very ideology ofUNESCO- to contribute to cooperation and peace among nations through multinational nominations. Third, the falconry, according to the Operational Directives of the <<Convention for Safeguarding of theIntangible Cultural Heritage>>, has a chance to be deemed a Best Practice case, since it continuously extendsthrough more and more State Parties participating to the multinational file. Extension of a Representative Listof the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity element can help defusing the tension caused by identifying theowner of the intangible heritage and can mean more awareness of the purpose of the convention.