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

Metal

Dhokra Metal Craft of West Bengal

Asia Inch

Textile, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari Saris of West Bengal

Craft Revival Trust

Carving

Gem Stone Carving

Craft Revival Trust

Floor Covering, Carpets

Dhurries of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh

Craft Revival Trust

Clay, Terracotta

Clay, Terracotta & Ceramics

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history / Art History

Accounting for Craft in Development

Jongeward, Carolyn

Research

Chamba Rumal

Delhi Crafts Council

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

A Designer in Development

Tyabji, Laila

Museums / Collections

Airline Playing Cards of the World

Gordhandas, Kishor N.

Safeguarding

A Glimpse into the World of Patuas

Yagna

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Aruvacode

Dastakari Haat Samiti

Craft / Handloom / Art

Telling Tales

Sethi, Ritu

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.