| Native American art is a big part of the | | | | diamonds or arrowheads. |
| Southwest decor. Artwork such as this has very | | | | For hundreds of years, people in the United |
| rich colors, beautiful designs, and images that | | | | States have enjoyed the different types of art |
| represent that represent the various tribes. One | | | | that come from the Native Americans. A great |
| of the great things about western style art such | | | | example of what these people create is a |
| as this is that the natives use natural or raw | | | | Kokopelli painting or figurine, which is |
| materials. Therefore, the colors you see come | | | | representative of a primary fertility god. Used as |
| from vegetables, shellfish, and other interesting | | | | a part of religious landscape and often the center |
| substances. You will also discover that southwest | | | | of attention for dolls and paintings, the Kokopelli is |
| art has distinct shapes and patterns, often | | | | still worshiped by many Native Americans. |