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

Carving

Gem Stone Carving

Craft Revival Trust

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Coir Toys of Odisha

Craft Revival Trust

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Craft Revival Trust

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history / Art History

Accounting for Craft in Development

Jongeward, Carolyn

Micro-history / Art History

Terracotta

Mohan, Ranjana

Micro-history / Art History

Examining the Aboriginal Art Centre Model

Wood, Sharmila

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

A Designer in Development

Tyabji, Laila

Safeguarding

Step-by-Step Process of Jacquard Weaving

The AIACA

Policy

Accounting for Craft in Development:

Jongeward, Carolyn

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

The Work of the Khatris of Dhamadka Block-Printed and Resist -Dyed Textiles

Edwards, Eiluned

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. In addition browse through 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

This guide has been conceived as an introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.