Arts and Crafts of Hawaii

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii stands alone as the definitive resource on Hawaiian material culture. Meticulously detailed and well illustrated, former Bishop Museum Director Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter H. Buck) guides the reader through every major element of Hawaiian arts and crate, providing detailed descriptions of traditional objects, methods of construction, and traditional use. As a testimony to Te Rangi Hiroa's scholarship and attention to detail, many descriptions are specific enough to a...