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

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Dhurrie Weaving of Odisha

Wood

Craft in Architecture

Wax, Batik

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

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari of West Bengal

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Cane, Bamboo

Bamboo and Cane Crafts

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

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.