TNPSC Thervupettagam

UNESCO Safeguarding List 2025 - Boreendo

December 13 , 2025 15 hrs 0 min 2 0
  • UNESCO added Pakistan’s Boreendo to the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding list in 2025.
  • The Boreendo is a clay vessel-flute from Sindh linked to musical traditions of the Indus Valley Civilization.
  • It is handmade from terracotta, has a round hollow body, and produces soft, breathy musical tones.
  • Archaeological sites like Mohenjo-daro and Harappa have shown that similar clay and bone flutes existed in the Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1300 BCE).

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