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

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Stimulating Deliberation

Wax

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Natural Fiber

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

Wax

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Embroidery

Gabba Embroidery of Jammu and Kashmir

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware of Sri Lanka

Stone

Stone Carving of Chattisgarh

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber and Stem Craft of Assam

Stone

Stone 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.

Glossary

An introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.