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

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Wax, Batik

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

Metal

Brass and Silver Filigree

Cane, Bamboo

Bamboo and Cane Crafts

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Stone

Stone Carving of Chattisgarh

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

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.