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

Floor Decorations

Abharai/ Mud murals and paintings of Kutch, Gujarat

Craft Revival Trust

Floor Decorations

Floor Coverings of Bihar and Jharkhand

Craft Revival Trust

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Engraving and Calligraphy on Rice Grains

Craft Revival Trust

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Craft Revival Trust

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history / Art History

Accounting for Craft in Development

Jongeward, Carolyn

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Micro-history / Art History

Development of Printing in Rajasthan

Gaur, Sonal

Micro-history / Art History

From Kridapatram to Ganjifa

Gupta, Swati

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Craft in Connecticut

McComb, Jessie F.

Micro-history / Art History

A Unique Chamba Rumal on the Gajantaka Theme

Pathak, Anamika

Micro-history / Art History

Budget Allocations For Handlooms and Handicrafts

Gautam, Kumar

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.