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

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Natural Fiber

Date, Palm Leaf, Straw, Palmyra and Other Leaf Mats and Baskets of Bangladesh

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Arts, Painting

Basholi Miniature Painting of Jammu

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware of Sri Lanka

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Miscellaneous

Hill Crafts of Darjeeling, West Bengal

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Crewel Embroidery of Kashmir

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics of Pakistan

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Bihar

Silver, Gold, Precious Metals

Brass and Silver Filigree of Nepal

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

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.

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

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.