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

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Leather

Camel Leather Craft of Pakistan

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber and Stem Craft of Assam

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Embroidery

Chikan/White-on-White Embroidery of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Stone

Stone Carving of Chhattisgarh

Wax

Batik of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Silver, Gold, Precious Metals

Brass and Silver Filigree of Nepal

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

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.