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

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather

Craft Revival Trust

Headwear, Headgear

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Craft Revival Trust

Jewellery, Beads

Jewellery of Tamil Nadu

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Asia Inch

Jewellery, Beads

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history / Art History

Handicraft Articles Made with Cane

Innovarte

Micro-history / Art History

Bihar Journal

Tyabji, Laila

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Micro-history / Art History

Rabindra Behera

Jaitly, Jaya

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Micro-history / Art History

Artisans and Academics

McComb, Jessie F.

Obituary

Ratnakar, Pooja

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.