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

Embroidery

Gabba Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Arts, Painting

Basholi Miniature Painting of Jammu and Kashmir

Wood

Craft in Architecture

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Ganjifa/Playing Cards of Delhi

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Embroidery

Crewel Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Metal

Brass and Silver Filigree

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari of West Bengal

Wool, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

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.