folk art

Explores a variety of Mexican festivals, most of which are spiritual or religious, including the holidays of Christmas, Carnival, and Holy week, and covers the Days of the Dead, the sacred arts of the Huichol ethnic group, and more, with photographs.

Text and illustrations describe the samplers, paintings, quilts, needle pictures, and other handiwork of 18th and 19th century American women.

Presents over six hundred full-color illustrated photographs that trace the development of twenty-five years of hand-carved and painted wooden carousel ponies and other elaborately decorated animals.

Presents photographs of nearly two hundred carved and painted figures representative of the American folk art traditions that flourished from the mid-1700s to the end of the nineteenth century, and includes discussion of the history and origins of each form of carving, as well as insights into American life during the period.

Presents 155 copyright-free, black-and-white Scandinavian folk art designs, adapted from traditional motifs found on china, wooden dinnerware, furniture, and walls, including illustrations of children, animals, fruit, and many varieties of flower bouquets, wreaths, and borders.

A guide to twenty-five simple craft projects pertaining to African culture and history, with discussions of ancient civilizations, unique traditions, and wildlife.

Presents brief historical information and instructions for craft projects representative of the people of Kenya, Benin, South Africa, and Congo.