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

Wool, Felt

Felting of Delhi

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Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Craft Revival Trust

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Craft Revival Trust

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware

Craft Revival Trust

Dhurries, Floor Covering, Carpets

Floor Coverings of Bihar and Jharkhand

Craft Revival Trust

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

A Directional Study Towards Empowerment

Patel, Usha Nehru

Craft, Handloom, Art

Rasamandal

Pathak, Anamika

Op-Ed

A Love Letter to the Vibe of India

Sunny and Meeta

Micro-history, Art History

The World of Sankho Chaudhury

Sethi, Ritu

Photo Essays

A Hundred Charmers in Concert

Desai, Meha

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Design For Craft Development

Chatterjee, Ashoke

Skilling, Training, Professional Devt.

Artisans and Academics

McComb, Jessie F.

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.