• Traditional Moroccan Weaving, Rugs and Flatweaves
  Bernes, J.P. and Alain Jacob
• 1974 Arts et Objects du Maroc, Meubles, Zellidjs, Tapis
  ABC Decor
  Brubeck, Lois
• 1985a Moroccan Weaving, Oriental Rug Review, v.4, no.12, pp.2-4.
• 1985b Moroccan Weaving, Oriental Rug Review, v.5, no.1, pp.2-5.
  Eiland, Murray
• 1979 Chinese and Exotic Rugs, New York Graphic Society, Boston.
  Fiske, Patricia L., W. Russell Pickering, and Ralph S. Yohe, eds.
• 1980 From The Far West: Carpets and Textiles of Morocco*
  The Textile Museum, Washington.
  Forelli, Sally and Jeanette Harries
• 1977 Traditional Berber Weaving in Central Morocco
  The Textile Museum Journal, v.4, no.4, pp.41-60.
  Hyde, J.S., J. Harmer, M. Lorimer, and W. R. Pickering, eds.
• 1992 Windows on the Maghrib: Tribal and Urban Weaving of Morocco
  Keith Press, Knoxville, TN
  Pickering, Brooke, W. Russell Pickering and Ralph S. Yohe
• 1994 Moroccan Carpets
  Hali Publications and Near Eastern Art Research Center, London and Chevy Chase, MD
  Reinisch, H. and W. Stanzer
• 1991 Berber Tribal Carpets and Weavings from Morocco
  Graz.Revoult, Jacques
• 1973 Design and Patterns from the North African Carpets and Textiles
  Dover Publications, New York
  Ricard, Prosper
  
• 1952 Moroccan Carpets, Office Marocain du Tourisme et Office Cherifien de
  Controle et D'Exportation (photocopy)
• Points et Entrelacs; Broderies et Tissages du Maroc*
  Goethe Institut, Rabat
  Tamy Tazi, Lucien Viola
• Costumes du Maroc*
  La Croisee des Chemin/Edisud
  Jean Besancenot
• Le Tissage dans L'Atlas Marocain: Miroir de la Terre et de la Vie*
  IBIS Press/Editions UNESCO
  Yvonne Samama
• Du Signe a l'Image; Le Tapis Marocain*
  Edition Lak International
  Abdelkebir Khatibi, Ali Amahan

Tuareg Culture and Handicrafts:

• Africa Adorned*
  Angela Fischer
• Nomads of Niger*
  Carol Beckwith, Marion Von Offelen
• The Pastoral Tuareg: Ecology, Culture, and Society*
  Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
  Johannes Nicholaisen,Ida Nicolaison
• The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry*
  Harry N. Abrams, inc.
  France Borel, John Bigelow Taylor
  

Henna:

• Mehndi : The Timeless Art of Henna Painting*
  L oretta Roome
  Beautiful photos, great instructions for do-it-yourself henna; I started out with this book
• Henna from Head to Toe!
  Norma Pasekoff Weinberg w/ illustrations by Catherine Cartwright Jones
  This is a good book for beginners
• Mehndi : The Art of Henna Body Painting
  Carine Fabius, Michele M. Garcia
• The Art of Mehndi
  Sumita Batra
  Ms. Batra calls herself the henna artist to the stars; stunning pictures!
• Mehndi: Rediscovering Henna Body Art
  Marie Anakee Miczak
• Navneet: Indian publisher of books of mehndi designs*
  go to: http://www.navneet.com/shop_navneet/shop.asp and type "mehandi" into their search engine
  Also available locally at Butala Emporium, (718) 899-5590 and on the web at www.indousbooks.com
• Traditional Mehndi Designs : A Treasury of Henna Body Art
  Dorine Van Den Beukel
  Mostly Indian designs; similar to the Navneet books, but collected all in one place; if you care about intellectual property rights, you should know that this book does not credit the original artists
• Arts & Crafts of Morocco *
  James F. Jereb
  Great resource for information about Moroccan handicrafts; I believe it is out of print so you may only find it in used bookstores
• Tribal Tattoo Designs *
  Maarten Hesselt Van Dinter, Maarten Hesselt Van Dinter
  A wonderful collection of tattoo designs from many cultures around the world and also from ancient times
• Moko: Maori Tattoos
  by Hans Neleman (Photographer)
  Wonderful photos of beautifully intricate tribal tattoos of the Maori people of New Zealand - great inspiration for henna designs
• "1981 Henna: Uses of It in the Middle East and North Africa"
  Humphrey-Newell, Diane M (Thesis for the Master of Arts in Anthropology, Portland State University)
• "1983 Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of food and personal adornment among Arabian women"
  Kanafani, Aida S. Beirut, Lebanon: American University of Beirut.
• "1988 Henna Party: An Orange-red Cosmetic Raises Moroccan Women's Spirits"
  Natural History Vol 97(9) p. 40-
• "1991 Celebrations of the Body: Female Spirituality and Corporeality in Muslim Morocco"
  Messina, Maria Doctoral thesis, State University of New York at Stony Brook
• "1984 The Use and Function of Tattooing on Moroccan Women"
  Searight, Susan New Haven, CN: Human Relations Area Files, Inc. Vol. 1 pp. 152-159. (This has lots of patterns in it. Check out the entire publication.)
• "1984 The Battle for the Bride-The Wedding as Rite of Passage in Northern Afghanistan"
  Shalinsky, Audrey The Eastern Anthropologist, Vol 37(1) pp 1- 13. Slyomovics, Susan and Amanda Dargan
• "Wedding Song: Henna Art among Pakistani Women in New York City" "The Painted Bride" (shorter version)
  Video sponsored by: Queens Council on the Arts, 161-04, Jamaica Avenue. Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 291-1100 (This is a nicely done video showing henna for a wedding. An interpretative booklet was produced by Slymovics in 1990.

North African Music:

* Maison Kenzi personal recommendations

Please feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions to add to this list