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

Headwear, Headgear

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Craft Revival Trust

Carving

Gem Stone Carving

Craft Revival Trust

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Craft Revival Trust

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Craft Revival Trust

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Daily Dump

Kasturi, Poonam Bir

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Aruvacode

Dastakari Haat Samiti

Micro-history / Art History

From Kridapatram to Ganjifa

Gupta, Swati

Research

Chamba Rumal

Delhi Crafts Council

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Ethical Fashion Show, Paris (9-12 September)

Prajapati, Uma

Micro-history / Art History

Artisans and Academics

McComb, Jessie F.

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

The Work of the Khatris of Dhamadka Block-Printed and Resist -Dyed Textiles

Edwards, Eiluned

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.