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

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Embroidery

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

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Dhurrie Weaving of Odisha

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Embroidery

Crewel Embroidery 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.