handmade African-American dolls created between 1850 and 1940, will have its world premiere, Feb. 7-July 5 at Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park. The dolls are believed to have been ...

Even decorative items, including in Japan the wooden dolls known as “Kokeshi”, are considered Mingei, taking on a role that traverses popular interior decoration object and kitschy folk craft ...

Q: You’ve previously talked about the four types of quilts currently in the Mingei’s collection (child/doll, charm, early, and feed sack) and described them as child/doll quilts being scaled ...