黄河澄泥印是诞生于黄河口区域的小众传统民俗器物与年俗技艺，区别于金石篆刻、寿山石印章，它以黄河淤积细泥为原料，是独属于黄河流域的原生态传统文物，流传范围仅限山东东营等局部地区，极少为人知晓。
The Yellow River mud seal is a niche traditional folk custom artifact and New Year craft originating in the Yellow River estuary area. Different from stone seal carving and Shoushan stone seals, it is made of fine silt from the Yellow River. As an original ecological traditional cultural relic exclusive to the Yellow River basin, it only spreads in local areas such as Dongying, Shandong Province and is rarely known by the public.
其制作工序极具地域特色，匠人需选取黄河深层纯净淤泥，经过淘洗、沉淀、晾晒、揉泥、制坯、雕刻、阴干、打磨等十余道纯手工工序，全程不添加化学原料，最大程度保留黄河泥土的质朴质感。印章纹样多取材于福字、瑞兽、花鸟、年节吉纹，贴合新春祈福的民俗内核。
Its production process has distinct regional characteristics. Craftsmen select pure silt from the deep layer of the Yellow River and go through more than ten pure manual processes including elutriation, precipitation, sun drying, mud kneading, blank making, carving, shade drying and polishing. No chemical raw materials are added in the whole process, retaining the simple texture of Yellow River soil to the greatest extent. Most seal patterns are derived from fortune characters, auspicious beasts, flowers, birds and New Year auspicious patterns, fitting the folk custom core of praying for blessings in the Spring Festival.