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

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber & Stem Craft of Assam

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Embroidery

Ahir Bharat Embroidery

Natural Fiber

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

Micro-history, Art History

The Sacred and the Temporal Arts of Sanjhi

Sethi, Ritu

Op-Ed

A Love Letter to the Vibe of India

Sunny and Meeta

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Crafts in the Policy Space

Bhasin, Anuradha

Craft, Handloom, Art

Creating an Identity Through Crafts

Jain, Rishav

Technology

Handicraft Articles Made with Cane

Innovarte

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Craft, Handloom, Art

Examining the Aboriginal Art Centre Model

Wood, Sharmila

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.