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 Carving of Chattisgarh

Metal

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Metal

Brass and Silver Filigree

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Arts, Painting

Basholi Miniature Painting of Jammu and Kashmir

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Murals, Floor, Wall Arts

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Dhurrie Weaving of Odisha

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Sikkim

Metal

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Natural Fiber

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

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Embroidery

Embroidery of Kerala

Leather

Camel Skin Craft

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.