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

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Wool, Felt

Felting of Delhi

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Constructed garments, Apparel

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Craft, Handloom, Art

Rasamandal

Pathak, Anamika

Obituaries

Obituary

Ratnakar, Pooja

Micro-history, Art History

Nineteenth Century Textile Technology in India

Uzramma

Craftspersons/ Artisanal

Rabindra Behera

Jaitly, Jaya

Micro-history, Art History

From Kridapatram to Ganjifa

Gupta, Swati

Skilling, Training, Professional Devt.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Cultural Investing

Jongeward, Carolyn

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.