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

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber & Stem Craft of Assam

Embroidery

Crewel Embroidery of Kashmir

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

Metal

Brass and Silver Filigree

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Crafting Craft

Bhand, Vishal C.

Craftspersons/ Artisanal

Rabindra Behera

Jaitly, Jaya

Reviews

Book Review

Dhamija, Jasleen

Op-Ed

A Love Letter to the Vibe of India

Sunny and Meeta

Micro-history, Art History

The Work of the Khatris of Dhamadka

Edwards, Eiluned

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Micro-history, Art History

Terracotta

Mohan, Ranjana

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.