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

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Craft Revival Trust

Wool, Knits, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Craft Revival Trust

Metal

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Craft Revival Trust

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Engraving and Calligraphy on Rice Grains

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history / Art History

Alternative Entrepreneurship in Thailand

Jongeward, Carolyn

Obituary

Ratnakar, Pooja

Safeguarding

A Glimpse into the World of Patuas

Yagna

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Safeguarding

A Hundred Charmers in Concert

Dutt, Bahar

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Craft in Connecticut

McComb, Jessie F.

Safeguarding

Step-by-Step Process of Jacquard Weaving

The AIACA

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.