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TROPICAL SHIRTS & CLOTHING BOOK-SALE

Our Price: $22.00
Sale Price: $9.00

#B215

N. Schiffer - 11" x 8-1/2" - 128 pages - color photos - Softcover

Shows over 300 beautiful shirts from the tropics, a few dresses and bathing suits, plus 171 different clothing labels to help identify their origins. There are large sections on the South Pacific, Hawaii, tapa prints, designs featuring maps, people, florals, scenery, etc., plus a few rare shirts with prints of California, Asia, Caribbean, and elswhere.

HAWAIIAN SHIRT DESIGNS BOOK-SALE

Our Price: $42.00
Sale Price: $21.00

#B194s

N. Schiffer - 11-1/2" x 9" - 176 pages - color photos - Hardcover

All of the many romantic images of paradise are displayed here in lavish color on the 425 vintage Aloha shirts from 1935-1965. There is also historical text telling about the shirts, women's Aloha clothing, special tropical buttons used, plus manufacturer and retail labels which will help you to date and identify these and other Hawaiian shirts.

TATTOO TRADITIONS OF HAWAII BOOK

Our Price: $21.00

#B403

Tricia Allen -8-1/2" x 6" - 218 pages- color -Softcover

Anthropologist and tattooist Tricia Allen has harnessed centuries of knowledge about Hawaiian tattoos and has created this fascinating, comprehensive reference book that can be enjoyed by both tattoo enthusiasts and cultural scholars. Tattoo Traditions of Hawaii describes the evolution of Hawaiian tattooing as an art and science tracing it from its early roots in ancient Polynesia; presents motif, meaning, placement, tools and techniques along with personal observations and commentary in meticulous and graphic detail; discusses contemporary Hawaiian tattooing within the context of contact with the Western world; and includes drawings of designs and patterns for ideas and consideration.

HAWAIIAN TATTOO BOOK

Our Price: $14.00

#B201

P. Kwiatkowski - 8" x 10" - 60 pages - black & white illustrations - Softcover

This book Explores many aspects of past and present Hawaiian tattooing including its origins and the significance of various designs relating to religion, magic, grief, shame, social status, etc. Historical illustrations and historical accounts, techniques used, designs, and more.

MAORI TATTOOING BOOK

Our Price: $13.50

#B342

H.G. Robley - 6" x 9" - 240 pages - black & white illustrations - Softcover

This classic of ethnography was assembled in the nineteenth century by an astute observer and skilled illustrator who first encountered the Maori art during his military service in New Zealand. Maori tattooing (moko) consists of a complex design of marks, made in ink and incised into the skin, that communicate the bearer's genealogy, tribal affiliation, and spirituality. This well-illustrated volume relates how moko first became known to Europeans and discusses the distinctions between men and women's moko, patterns and designs, moko in legend and song, and the practice of mokomokai: the preservation of the heads of Maori ancestors. Unabridged republication of the classic 1896 edition. 180 black & white illustrations.

POLYNESIAN TATTOO TODAY BOOK

Our Price: $24.00

#B441

Tricia Allen - 9" x 6" - 296 pages - color photographs - softcover

Polynesian tattooing has enjoyed a robust revival in recent decades. This compilation of over 200 photographs presents some of the finest tattoo work being done both in the islands and abroad. In addition, thirty of today’s top tattooists are featured, presenting their personal histories and philosophical approaches to their work. Tattooist and historian Tricia Allen’s extensive research, travel and networks within the Pacific have taken her to the Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), New Caledonia, Aotearoa (New Zealand), and Samoa. Detailed photos on nearly every page feature intricate, traditional, and unique polynesian design tattoos on men and women.

TATTOO ROAD TRIP BOOK - SALE

Our Price: $42.00
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#B312

Bob Baxter/Bernard Clark - 11"x9" - 160 pages - color / black & white photos - Hardcover

A witty yet informative text with lots of travel tips and pictures. Talofa! Intrepid Editor in Chief of Skin and Ink magazine, Bob Baxter and Bernard Clark take a road trip at the very birthplace of Polynesian tattooing, beautiful Samoa. This book captures the unspoiled home of the turquoise reefs, volcanic beaches, waterfalls, vermillion sunsets and hand tapped tribal tattoos. Learn local customs, meet legendary artists and visit secluded beaches. Get away from it all on this entertaining road trip to the jewel of the Pacific. Excellent book!

TAHITIAN COSTUME MAKING BOOKLET

Our Price: $18.00

#D2-19

Instructor: Vikilani. How to make several styles of Tahitian headdresses, coconut bras, fabric bras, Tahitian skirts and hipbands, pareau hip wraps, and ii iis. Also a Tahitian vocabulary guide. 34 pages

HAWAIIAN COSTUME MAKING BOOKLET

Our Price: $18.00

#D2-15

Instructor: Vikilani. Pattern lay-outs for various style pareau and bra tops, how to make an artificial ti leaf skirt and pa'u dress, ideas for holoku and muumuus, flower leis, wristlets, anklets, headwreaths, etc. 24 pages

MAORI COSTUME MAKING BOOKLET

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#D2-22

Instruction by Vikilani: a teacher, performer, booking agent, costumer, and crafter of many years. Booklets are written for beginner-intermediate students who may not be able to attend regular classes, but want to learn Polynesian dances for exercise, fun, or profit. Photocopied pages and easy-to-understand information, drawings, pattern diagrams, and/or photos included. Construction techniques for Piu-Piu Skirt, Pari, Cloth Skirt, Dress, Tipare, Poi Balls. Booklet measures 8 1/2" X 7" and has 40 pages.