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

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Stimulating Deliberation

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Embroidery

Gabba Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Wax

Cire- Perdue / Lost Wax Metal Casting - Houshold Items and Utensils of Nepal

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics of Pakistan

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Dhurrie Weaving of Odisha

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Embroidery

Chikan/White-on-White Embroidery of Lucknow, 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.