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

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Natural Fiber

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

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Murals, Floor, Wall Arts

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Stone

Stone Carving of Chattisgarh

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.