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

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari of West Bengal

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Arts, Painting

Basholi Miniature Painting of Jammu and Kashmir

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Miscellaneous

Hill Crafts of Darjeeling, West Bengal

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Embroidery

Crewel Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

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.