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

For research and enjoyment

Stimulating Deliberation

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Wax, Batik

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

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Wool, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

Stone

Stone Carving of Chattisgarh

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Dhurrie Weaving of Odisha

Murals, Floor art, Wall Art

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Metal

Brass and Silver Filigree of Nepal

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Miscellaneous

Hill Crafts of Darjeeling, West Bengal

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate techniques.

Collections, Exhibits, Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. Browse 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

An introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.