Southwestern Indian Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

This outstanding collection of 250 images by artist Madeleine Orban-Szontagh accurately depicts the bold designs of Indian arts and crafts of the American Southwest. Clearly drawn in detail, easily reproducible, all copyright-free, they will provide artists and craftspeople with a rich and inexpensive resource of authentic motifs for use in many different types of projects.The designs have been taken from Hopi ceremonial dress, Zuni shields, and Anasazi pottery; Navajo jewelry, rugs, and sand paintings; designs of birds from ancient Pueblo pottery; and many other sources. This fascinating collection is one that designers and craftspeople will find essential for their design libraries.