Asia InCH – Encyclopedia of Intangible Cultural Heritage – Open educational resource on the intangible cultural heritage of the traditional arts, crafts and textiles and their practitioners and transmitters in South Asia

Highlights

Stimulating Deliberation

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Arts, Painting

Basholi Miniature Painting of Jammu and Kashmir

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

Metal

Brass and Silver Filigree

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari of West Bengal

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Constructed garments, Apparel

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Bihar

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Wool, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate techniques.

Collections, Exhibits, Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. Browse exhibitions and displays that are bound in time and space.

Bibliography

Over 10,000 bibliographic listings on the arts, traditional crafts, design, heritage, culture - intangible and tangible, its practitioners, its history and associated studies.

Glossary

An introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.