CONTENTS: Making of the Deity, Cycle of Seasons, Cycle of Life, The Earth Spirit is Feminine, Pottering Around in Kumartuli, The Poor Man's Ivory, Mother Goddess of Modern Times, The Homecoming, In Search of Women Artisans, In Her Own Image, The Warp and the Weft of Survival, Each Stitch Tells Her Story, The Garland Girl, A Question of Empowerment, Acknowledgements.