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

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather

Craft Revival Trust

Metal

Dhokra Metal Craft of West Bengal

Asia Inch

Tie-dye, Bandhani, Shibori

Bandhani - Process and Technique

The AIACA

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles

Craft Revival Trust

Safeguarding

From the Ocean of Indian Folk Stories

Majumdar, Minhazz

Micro-history / Art History

God's Little Dancers

Ratnakar, Pooja

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

A Love Letter to the Vibe of India

Sunny and Meeta

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Craft in Connecticut

McComb, Jessie F.

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Credit Flow to the Handloom Sector

Kanitkar, Dr. Ajit

Micro-history / Art History

Examining the Aboriginal Art Centre Model

Wood, Sharmila

Micro-history / Art History

Bihar Journal

Tyabji, Laila

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.