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

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari of West Bengal

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Micro-history, Art History

Cloth of Dreams

Sethi, Ritu

Skilling, Training, Professional Devt.

Artisans and Academics

McComb, Jessie F.

Craft, Handloom, Art

Examining the Aboriginal Art Centre Model

Wood, Sharmila

Craft, Handloom, Art

Creating an Identity Through Crafts

Jain, Rishav

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

A Directional Study Towards Empowerment

Patel, Usha Nehru

Craft, Handloom, Art

Chamba Rumal

Delhi Crafts Council

Micro-history, Art History

Danke-ka-kaam of Udaipur, Rajasthan

Sethi, Ritu

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.