"Published in conjunction with the exhibition the Language of Native American Baskets: From the Weavers' View, at the National Museum of the American Indian's George Gustav Heye Center in New York, 20 September 2003 through 9 January 2005."

Introduction: cultural continuity / John Haworth -- The Andes: embracing tradition / Ramiro Matos -- Rivers of interaction: Eastern North America / Ann McMullen, Thomas E. Evans, and Patricia L. Nietfeld -- Mesoamerica: the cultural wellspring of ancient Mexico and Central America / Felipe Solís ---- The Southwestern United States: continuity and change / Bruce Bernstein -- Ceramics from NMAI's collections.