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

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils of Nepal

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Gabba Embroidery of Kashmir

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Crochet, Lace, Braiding, Knitting

Bamboo and Cane Crafts of Sri Lanka

Arts, Painting

Basholi Miniature Painting of Jammu

Wax

Batik of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Wax

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

Leather

Camel Leather Craft of Pakistan

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Murals, Floor art, Wall Art

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Miscellaneous

Hill Crafts of Darjeeling, West Bengal

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.