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

For research and enjoyment

Stimulating Deliberation

Wood

Craft in Architecture

Metal

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

Wool, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Ganjifa/Playing Cards of Delhi

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Miscellaneous

Hill Crafts of Darjeeling, West Bengal

Embroidery

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

Cane, Bamboo

Bamboo and Cane Crafts

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Arts, Painting

Basholi Miniature Painting of Jammu and Kashmir

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.