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

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Dhurrie Weaving of Odisha

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Embroidery

Crewel Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

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.