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

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Embroidery

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

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware of Sri Lanka

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Crewel Embroidery of Kashmir

Wool, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Wax

Cire- Perdue / Lost Wax Metal Casting - Houshold Items and Utensils of Nepal

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Gabba Embroidery of Kashmir

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Bihar

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Dance Costumes of Manipur

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.