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

For research and enjoyment

Stimulating Deliberation

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle of Nepal

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Wax

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Wax

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

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari Weaving of West Bengal

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Bihar

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.