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

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle

Markets, Marketing, Trade

Chamba Rumal

Delhi Crafts Council

Craftspersons/ Artisanal

The Work of the Khatris of Dhamadka

Edwards, Eiluned

Cultural, Creative Industries

A Glimpse into the World of Patuas

Yagna

Op-Ed

Abhyas in Crafts

Jaitly, Jaya

Skilling, Training, Professional Devt.

Accounting for Craft in Development

Jongeward, Carolyn

Interviews, Conversations

Jogi Folk Art

Arora, Radhika

Craftspersons/ Artisanal

Rabindra Behera

Jaitly, Jaya

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.