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

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Stimulating Deliberation

Murals, Floor, Wall Arts

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Constructed garments, Apparel

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Miscellaneous

Hill Crafts of Darjeeling, West Bengal

Metal

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Embroidery

Gabba Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Embroidery

Chikan/White-on-White Embroidery of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Wax, Batik

Cire- Perdue / Lost Wax Metal Casting - Houshold Items and Utensils

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

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.