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The Asia InCH Encyclopaedia is a continually evolving, open-source educational and knowledge platform dedicated to material cultural heritage, with a particular focus on South Asia. Conceived as both an authoritative and accessible resource, the encyclopaedia brings together over 1,500 entries on heritage crafts, textiles, and ancestral arts, encompassing practices that are historic, forgotten, endangered, and emergent.
The Asia InCH comprises multiple interlinked components, including documentation of materials and techniques, a glossary of specialised terms, profiles of practitioners, and more than 10,000 bibliographic entries. The platform is supported by an expert network of contributors—scholars, researchers, and craft practitioners—whose insights and field-based research continually expand and enrich its growing corpus.
The encyclopaedia complements the Global InCH Journal of Living Heritage, an associated publication that presents new scholarship, critical analysis, case studies, and commentary on heritage practices, safeguarding frameworks, and cultural policy.
Developed by the Craft Revival Trust, Asia InCH seeks to make rigorous, contextual knowledge on material cultural heritage widely accessible to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the wider public.
Metal
Metal Crafts of Pakistan
Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects
Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh
Embroidery
Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat
Crochet, Lace, Braiding, Knitting
Bamboo and Cane Crafts of Sri Lanka
Cane, Bamboo
Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat
Stone
Stone Carving of Uttar PradeshSilver, Gold, Precious Metals
Brass and Silver Filigree of NepalWax
Cire- Perdue / Lost Wax Metal Casting - Houshold Items and Utensils of NepalStone
Stone Carving of ChhattisgarhClay, Terracotta, Pottery
Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics of PakistanGames, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports
Rod Puppetry of West BengalTextiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi
Embroidery of KeralaCane, Bamboo
Cane and Bamboo of LaosWool, Felt
Galeecha / Wool Carpets of PunjabGames, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports
Dolls and Toys of TripuraArts, Painting
Nail Painting of Gujarat
