As a rich document of a seminal collection, this catalog is highly recommended for libraries specializing in Native American studies or art.

The superb quality of the objects testifies to the artists' consummate skills and the collectors' discriminating tastes and the collection remains a tribute to the warm, lasting friendships sustained by Pohrt and Chandler with Indian families.

Curator and art historian Penney has put together a splendid volume that clarifies the dual role of nineteenth-century native American art as an important source of cash and a profound expression of ethnic identity in times of turmoil.