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

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Natural Fiber

Date, Palm Leaf, Straw, Palmyra and Other Leaf Mats and Baskets of Bangladesh

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari Weaving of West Bengal

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Wax

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

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils of Nepal

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle of Nepal

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Wax

Batik of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Wool, Felt

Dhurrie/ Floor Covering Weaving of Odisha

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

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.