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

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Craft Revival Trust

Constructed garments, Apparel

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber & Stem Craft of Assam

Craft Revival Trust

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history, Art History

Danke-ka-kaam of Udaipur, Rajasthan

Sethi, Ritu

Organisations, Institutions, Movements

Aruvacode

Dastakari Haat Samiti

Micro-history, Art History

Cloth of Dreams

Sethi, Ritu

Skilling, Training, Professional Devt.

Alternative Entrepreneurship in Thailand

Jongeward, Carolyn

Interviews, Conversations

Kalamkari

George, Ligi

Craft, Handloom, Art

Step-by-Step Process of Jacquard Weaving

The AIACA

Micro-history, Art History

A Glimpse into the World of Patuas

Yagna

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. In addition browse through 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

This guide has been conceived as an introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.