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

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics

Embroidery

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

Metal

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

Natural Fiber

Date, Palm Leaf, Straw and Palmyra and Other Leaf Mats and Baskets

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Wood

Craft in Architecture

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

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.