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

Embroidery

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

Metal

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari of West Bengal

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Embroidery

Gabba Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Wax, Batik

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

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.