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

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Ganjifa/Playing Cards of Delhi

Metal

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

Constructed garments, Apparel

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Miscellaneous

Hill Crafts of Darjeeling, West Bengal

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Embroidery

Gabba Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Wax, Batik

Cire- Perdue / Lost Wax Metal Casting - Houshold Items and Utensils

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.