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

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Metal

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Wood

Craft in Architecture

Dhurries, Floor Covering, Carpets

Dhurrie Weaving of Odisha

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

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.