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

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Metal

Brass and Silver Filigree

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Embroidery

Chikan/White-on-White Embroidery of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Wax, Batik

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

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Dhurrie Weaving of Odisha

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Bihar

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Wood

Craft in Architecture

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.