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

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Craft Revival Trust

Metal

Stone Carving of Chattisgarh

Natural Fiber

Coir Toys of Odisha

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Date, Palm Leaf, Straw and Palmyra and Other Leaf Mats and Baskets

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history / Art History

Rabindra Behera

Jaitly, Jaya

Micro-history / Art History

Design For Craft Development

Chatterjee, Ashoke

Obituary

Ratnakar, Pooja

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Micro-history / Art History

Accounting for Craft in Development

Jongeward, Carolyn

Safeguarding

Step-by-Step Process of Jacquard Weaving

The AIACA

Safeguarding

A Glimpse into the World of Patuas

Yagna

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. In addition browse through 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

This guide has been conceived as an introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.