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

Craft Revival Trust

Wool, Knits, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Coir Toys of Odisha

Craft Revival Trust

Cane, Bamboo

Cane & Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Craft Revival Trust

Carving

Gem Stone Carving

Craft Revival Trust

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Daily Dump

Kasturi, Poonam Bir

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Craftsmanship in Education

Ranjan, M P

Micro-history / Art History

Accounting for Craft in Development

Jongeward, Carolyn

Micro-history / Art History

Towards a Renaissance of India’s Crafts

Jaitly, Jaya

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

The Work of the Khatris of Dhamadka Block-Printed and Resist -Dyed Textiles

Edwards, Eiluned

Micro-history / Art History

Bihar Journal

Tyabji, Laila

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. In addition browse through 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

This guide has been conceived as an introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.