The Arts and Crafts of the Swat Valley : Living Traditions in the Hindu Kush

Johannes Kalter
Hardcover - $65.95

This book focuses on the powerful architecture and distinctive decorative tradition of the Swat Valley. In no other rural area in the Islamic world do the buildings have such rich furnishings or such lavishly carved architectural elements.

Warren Kimble : American Folk Artist

Warren Kimble
Paperback - $41.95

Warren Kimble's life, art, collections, gallery and museum store are featured in this new edition of Warren Kimble American Folk Artist. Bonus feature includes inspirations and patterns for creative American folk crafts.

Adorning the World : Art of the Marquesas Islands

Eric Kjellgren
Paperback - $41.95

Renowned as the final refuge of Paul Gauguin, the Marquesas Islands northeast of Tahiti are home to the Enata, a Polynesian people who developed one of the most extraordinary traditions of sculpture and decorative art in the Pacific. This book featur ...

Everything's Coming Up Sock Monkeys! : Art, History and Business of the American Sock Monkey

Bonnie Kraus Connelly
Hardcover - $57.95

Fascinated with the sock monkey since childhood Bonnie Kraus Connelly, a 30 year professional graphic artist, illustrator and business owner, has spent the last decade developing a catalog of childrens stories, illustrations, graphics, and products b ...

Miracles of the Spirit : Folk, Art, and Stories from Wisconsin

Don Krug
Hardcover - $138.95

A survey highlighting the many wonders of Wisconsin's visual culture traditions

Samuel McIntire : Carving an American Style

Dean T. Lahikainen
Hardcover - $114.95

The first full-length study of a master carpenter, wood carver, and early American architectural designer

Cajun Mardi Gras Masks

Carl Lindahl
Hardcover - $37.95

A Study of Cajun Mardi Gras and Its Traditional Maskmaking

Every winter a handful of Cajun Louisiana folk artists assembles unlikely mixtures of material to shape masks for their Cajun Mardi Gras celebrations. They use window screens, chicken feath ...

A Dictionary of Marks : Ceramics, Metalwork, Furniture, Tapestry

Margaret MacDonald-Taylor
Paperback - $49.95

First published in 1962, this book covers not only silver, gold, and pewter, but furniture, tapestry, and ceramics. The book includes the marks of American and British metalwork, with a selective list of metalworkers and their marks. Coverage of the ...

Talking with the Turners : Conversations with Southern Folk Potters with CD (Audio)

Charles R. Mack
Hardcover - $73.95

Traveling the back roads of North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, Charles R. Mack spent the summer of 1981 talking with the potters who produced the face jugs, mugs, and plates that had skyrocketed in popularity ...

Samoan Art and Artists

Sean Mallon
Paperback - $49.95

A broad survey of the Samoan arts has not been published since the 1930s. This volume presents a contemporary survey of art in Samoa, drawing on the extensive research base that exists and reintroducing this information in a refreshing and accessible ...