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

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/ Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Stone

Stone Carving of Chhattisgarh

Wool, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Embroidery

Chikan/White-on-White Embroidery of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Gabba Embroidery of Kashmir

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware of Sri Lanka

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Leather

Camel Leather Craft of Pakistan

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.

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

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.