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

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Gabba Embroidery of Kashmir

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils of Nepal

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware of Sri Lanka

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Wax

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Bihar

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Murals, Floor art, Wall Art

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Wax

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

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of 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.