Hula skirts and Mu'u Mu'us are often what tourists expect to find ladies wearing in Hawaii. Hawaiian Makaleka Souvenir Dolls were made by Margaret (Makaleka) Hind Clarke Bennett (a descendant of both Hawaiian and European cultures) to show the beauty and variety of dress styles actually worn by Hawaiian women during the latter part of the 20th Century. This book is not only a definitive collector's guide for these dolls, but is also a historical narrative of Hawaii and its development of ethnic costumes through the merging of cultures.

At last the company which produced Maya Mexico jewelry has been identified! This collector's guide gives details about the company, artists connected in some way to the jewelry, and insights into the Meso-American beliefs behind the designs. The main portion of the book remains the catalog of designs. Many new ones have been added in this revised edition. Information about Taxco Maya Jewelry (a separate company operating in Mexico during the same years) will be given in Volume 2.

TAXCO MAYA JEWELRY is presented as a separate line of jewelry from MAYA MEXICO. New designs have been added as well as information about the man who paid for the TM-171 company registration. Examples of the TONO MAYA jewelry is shown with new details about this mysterious artist usually associated with Plateria Cecilia.