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

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Wax, Batik

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

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Embroidery

Chikan/White-on-White Embroidery of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Wood

Craft in Architecture

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Murals, Floor, Wall Arts

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Bihar

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Constructed garments, Apparel

Dance Costumes of Manipur

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.