For practical reasons, this páper is limited to the discussion of Native American art making use of visual and tactile channels and to only two cul ture areas north ofMexico. After the relatively few generalizations that holdfor native North America, the author takés up the art of the Great Plains and the Southwest. With respect to the former culture area, he lists those traditional objects to which aesthetic considerations weregiven, and then describes the methods ušed to decorate them, the main stylistic features of the artwork and its symbolism, and also some of the changes that the art of the Great Plains has undergone. The art of the Arapaho is ušed as an example typical of the culture area. As for the Southwest, a culture area particularly rich in a number of genres of visual arts, the author briefly describes basketry, pottery, silverwork, Navajo weaving, and Hopi kachina dolls. Both historical background and the contemporary situation are discussed, and illustrations are provided to supplement the text.