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

Highlights

Stimulating Deliberation

Embroidery

Chikan Embroidery of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Nanda, Gulshan

Metal

Bidri/Inlay on Metal

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber, Coir & Stem Craft of Kerala

George, Ligi

Embroidery

Ahir Bharat Embroidery

Craft Revival Trust

Floor Covering, Carpets

Dhurries of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history / Art History

Rasamandal

Pathak, Anamika

Micro-history / Art History

Danke-ka-kaam of Udaipur, Rajasthan

Sethi, Ritu

Micro-history / Art History

Handicraft Articles Made with Cane

Innovarte

Policy

Accounting for Craft in Development:

Jongeward, Carolyn

Craft / Handloom / Art

Telling Tales

Sethi, Ritu

Micro-history / Art History

Crafting Craft

Bhand, Vishal C.

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. In addition browse through 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

This guide has been conceived as an introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.