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

Textile, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari Saris of West Bengal

Craft Revival Trust

Jewellery, Beads

Jewellery of Tamil Nadu

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Engraving and Calligraphy on Rice Grains

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

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

Craft Revival Trust

Clay, Terracotta

Clay, Terracotta & Ceramics

Craft Revival Trust

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Craft in Connecticut

McComb, Jessie F.

Advocacy

Nineteenth Century Textile Technology in India

Uzramma

Micro-history / Art History

Alternative Entrepreneurship in Thailand

Jongeward, Carolyn

Safeguarding

Abhyas in Crafts

Jaitly, Jaya

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

The Work of the Khatris of Dhamadka Block-Printed and Resist -Dyed Textiles

Edwards, Eiluned

Micro-history / Art History

Handicraft Articles Made with Cane

Innovarte

Advocacy

The Currency of Dil Bhavna

Chatterjee, Ashoke

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover groundbreaking transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects from across South Asia and the world. In addition browse through exhibitions and displays that are bound in time and space.

Journal

The Asia InCH journal seeks to spark informed and productive debate on the intangible cultural heritage landscape.

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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.