Dorothy Sides, a noted artist and collector, has gathered together and redrawn in black and white nearly 300 examples of Southwestern Indian decoration. The book contains designs ranging from the thirteenth century geometric art of the Pueblos to the handcrafts carried on by Native American artists of the present.

Includes pieces from Pecos, Sikyatki, the Mimbres, and modern Pueblo pottery from Acoma, Zuni, Cochiti, and the Hopi. Also includes designs and motifs from the basketry of the Apache, Pima, and Papago; beadwork from the Mohave; authentic Zuni masks; Hopi kachina dolls; and sand paintings and blanket designs from the Navajo.