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

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber & Stem Craft of Assam

Craft Revival Trust

Textile, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari Saris of West Bengal

Craft Revival Trust

Jewellery, Beads

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Craft Revival Trust

Carving

Gem Stone Carving

Craft Revival Trust

Floor Decorations

Abharai/ Mud murals and paintings of Kutch, Gujarat

Craft Revival Trust

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Cultural Investing

Jongeward, Carolyn

Micro-history / Art History

Creating an Identity Through Crafts

Jain, Rishav

Micro-history / Art History

Danke-ka-kaam of Udaipur, Rajasthan

Sethi, Ritu

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Craftsmanship in Education

Ranjan, M P

Micro-history / Art History

From Kridapatram to Ganjifa

Gupta, Swati

Micro-history / Art History

Kalamkari

George, Ligi

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.