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

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/ Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics of Pakistan

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Wool, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Murals, Floor art, Wall Art

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Gabba Embroidery of Kashmir

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.

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

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.