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 crafts, 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 allow modern artisans to recreate these works. Now, over fifty-five years after the original release of this seminal work, Arts and Crafts of Hawaii can again be enjoyed as a singular masterpiece. Written for a wide audience yet scholarly in its detail, Arts and Crafts of Hawaii is a true classic and can certainly be counted as one of the single greatest contributions to our understanding of Hawaiian material culture.
