Nearly 250 pieces from this magnificent collection are exquisitely reproduced in The Spirit of Native America.  Anna Walter's authoritative text removes these beautiful and mysterious objects from the usual category of museum relics and places them in their proper tribal perspective.  She helps us understand that, to the Indian, art and beauty are integral to life, not separate from it.  This beautiful and intriguing book takes us to a new level of awareness about the inherent spirituality of Native American art and provides new insights into the people who created it.