List of plates -- Introduction -- Scope of the book -- Indian art -- Origins of Indian art -- Difficulty of identifying tribal styles -- Use of materials and techniques -- Ecology versus art -- Why artistic production -- The Indian artist -- Commercialization versus decadence -- Future prospects -- Indian art by culture areas -- The plains -- The Southwest -- The southern Athabascans -- The Rancheria tribes -- California -- The great basin and the Pacific plateau -- The Pacific northwest coast -- The arctic coast -- The woodlands -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Photographic sources.