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

Wool, Knits, Felt

Felting of Delhi

Asia Inch

Wool, Knits, Felt

Stone Carving of Chattisgarh

Natural Fiber

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

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Coir Toys of Odisha

Craft Revival Trust

Clay, Terracotta

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Craft Revival Trust

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

A Directional Study Towards Empowerment

Patel, Usha Nehru

Micro-history / Art History

Bihar Journal

Tyabji, Laila

Micro-history / Art History

The Sacred and the Temporal Arts of Sanjhi

Sethi, Ritu

Micro-history / Art History

Jogi Folk Art

Arora, Radhika

Museums / Collections

Airline Playing Cards of the World

Gordhandas, Kishor N.

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Craft in Connecticut

McComb, Jessie F.

Micro-history / Art History

Examining the Aboriginal Art Centre Model

Wood, Sharmila

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.