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Crow Parfleche

1870s Transitional Plateau Rawhide Parfleche Envelope with Geometric Patterns
By Plateau Indians
Located in Denver, CO
design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs. Nevertheless
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Native American Parfleche Box, Sioux, 19th Century Painted Hide Plains
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs. Nevertheless
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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19th Century Native American Crow Beaded Saddle
By Crow
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine crow saddle with brain tanned deer hide. Original beaded horns and drops. Original wood and
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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19th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
moccasin. In contrast, Plains tribes' (like Crow and Sioux) moccasins are known to have the top, or vamp
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19th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
contrast, Plains tribes' (like Crow and Sioux) moccasins are known to have the top, or vamp (usually
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Large Fine Apache Basket
By Apache Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Apache pictorial bowl with dogs and man figures with center squash blossom design. Period: First quarter 20th century Origin: Apache Size: 16" x 4" Family Owned & Operated Cisco’...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Decorative Baskets

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Pictorial 1920s Pima Basket
By Pima Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pictorial Pima having eight horses – four with riders. Made of willow and Devil's Claw. The Pima Indians, Akimel O'odham, are known for their fine Indian baskets. Pima Indian basket ...
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Vintage 1920s American Native American Decorative Baskets

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Willow

Northwest Coast Totem by Marlin Alphonse
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Colorful Alaskan three figure winged totem. Carved and painted by Marlin Alphonse. Noted on back "purchased by Brad and Hazel Ritter on board Royal Princes, Sitka, Alaska 1986. His n...
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Vintage 1980s American Native American Native American Objects

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Cedar

Native American Belt Attributed to the Shinnecock People
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning hand-crafted belt featuring a beautiful turquoise stone. This very decorative native belt attributed to the Shinnecock People of the United States of America would look wo...
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20th Century American Tribal Native American Objects

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Shell, Fabric

Circa 1900 French Butcher Block
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Well patinated French provincial butcher block with reinforced metal corners, drawer and fluted legs. We added burnish iron frame with glass to make functional. Period: Early 20th C...
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Antique Early 1900s French Butcher Blocks

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Metal, Iron

Circa 1900 French Butcher Block
Circa 1900 French Butcher Block
H 30 in W 39.5 in D 22 in
Antique Navajo Chief Blanket
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sometimes categorized as the fourth-phase chief blanket, this wonderful piece of Navajo textile art is well preserved and can be dated to 1890-1910. Woven with hand-spun natural yarn...
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Antique 1890s American Navajo Native American Objects

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Wool

Antique Navajo Chief Blanket
Antique Navajo Chief Blanket
H 53 in W 76.75 in D 0.1 in
Arapaho Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Arapaho beaded men’s moccasins of brain tanned deer skin with parfleche soles. Trunk piece, unused condition. Great display piece. Period: First quarter of the 20th century Origin: ...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Arapaho Beaded Moccasins
Arapaho Beaded Moccasins
H 3 in W 10 in D 4 in
Beaded Paiute Native American Indian Handmade Work of Art Moccasins
By Native American Art
Located in Tustin, CA
Very collectible, beautifully handmade Northern Paiute or Piute Native American Indian beaded moccasins feature striking contrasting colors of orange, yellow and espresso (near black...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Animal Skin, Beads

10 x Native American Indian Territory Handcraft, Limited Edition, Sioux, Navajo
Located in Berlin, DE
10 x originally designed American Indian Territory Handcraft, limited edition Collection of 10 important, detailed handcrafted Indian relics, artifacts. 1 x crazy horse, limited ...
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20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood

Pair of Vintage Indigenous American Inuit Mukluks or Boots
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of vintage Inuit mukluks are presumed to have been made in Canada in circa 1950 in the Indigenous American Folk Art style. The upper portions are made with fur and the bott...
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Mid-20th Century North American Native American Native American Objects

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Fur, Leather, Wool

Native American Sioux Catlinite T Pipe
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux catlinite T pipe with fluted base and top. Has been smoked, with original stem. Collected by Charles Graves, Indian agent in 1928, South Dakota. Authentic. Period: First quart...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Tobacco Accessories

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Crow Beaded Knife Sheath, Antique Native American , Plains Indian, circa 1870
By Crow
Located in Denver, CO
A Classic Period (Pre-Reservation era) knife sheath created circa 1870 by a Crow (Plains Indian/Native American) artist. Constructed of Native tanned hide and partially beaded with ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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19th Century Native American Nez Perce Beaded Belt
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Nez Perce beaded belt on harness leather adorned with brass diamonds in the center. Trunk piece - stored and in great condition. Beautiful colors of blues, reds, whites, orange and g...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Beads

Antique Large Native American Apache Olla Basket
Located in Bradenton, FL
This antique North American Indian Olla is woven of willow and devil's claw with banded geometric, checkered and pictorial decoration. Rare, large basket displays well and will make ...
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Early 20th Century Native American Objects

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Willow

Apache Jicarilla Apache Basket
By Apache Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Jicarilla Apache waste basket with handle cutouts, horses, flower and geometric design. Acquired by Charles Graves, Indian agent in the 1920s. New Mexico. Outside slightly faded. Pe...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Decorative Baskets

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Other

Plains Tobacco Bag Beaded and Quilled from Classic Period circa 1850-1880
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
Plains Tobacco bag, circa 1850-1880, native tanned elk or buckskin with a quill work panel with pictorial cross elements, trade beads along the opening and edge in pink, red, green, ...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Native American Parfleche Envelope, Plateau, 19th Century
By Plateau Indians
Located in Denver, CO
exchange of design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs
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Antique Native American Parfleche Envelope, Blackfeet, circa 1875
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs. Nevertheless, each tribe contributed a unique element
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Matching Pair of Native American Parfleche Envelopes, Plateau, 19th Century
Located in Denver, CO
exchange of design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche or beadwork motifs
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Antique Native American Painted Parfleche Box, Sioux, circa 1880
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
An antique Sioux (Plains Indian) parfleche container in a box form. Constructed of rawhide and
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Tribal Art

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Rare Matching Pair of Parfleche Envelopes, Cheyenne, 19th Century
Located in Denver, CO
exchange of design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Tribal Art

Native American Parfleche Envelope with Abstract Painting, 19th Century, Plateau
By Plateau Indians
Located in Denver, CO
design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs. Nevertheless
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Antique Native American Abstract Painted Parfleche Envelope, Plateau, circa 1890
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
exchange of design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs
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Original Vintage Native American Parfleche Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A parfleche is a Native American rawhide bag, typically used for holding dried meats and pemmican
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Early 20th Century American Boxes

Arrangement of 19th Century American Indian Abstract Paintings
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
can be seen in Crow parfleche or beadwork motifs. Nevertheless, each tribe contributed a unique
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Objects

Collection of Three Native American Parfleche, 19th-20th Century
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
exchange of design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs
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Antique Native American Parfleche Cylinder - Sioux, 19th Century
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
exchange of design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche/beadwork motifs
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Antique Native American Painted Parfleche Box, Plateau, 19th Century
Located in Denver, CO
, Flathead, Kutenai, Palus, Coeur D'Alene and Nez Perce. Parfleches are rawhide containers which were
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A Close Look at native-american Furniture

Native American broadly describes any Indigenous people in North America and encompasses hundreds of tribes and groups, all with distinct cultures. Native American–style furniture and decor likewise varies widely, from pieces created by Indigenous people to those appropriated by non-native designers.

Indigenous furniture’s rich heritage includes the bentwood boxes of the Northwest Coast carved from cedar for storing household or ceremonial objects. Generations of Native American people have made baskets for holding household items, with those in the Northeast using sweetgrass and those in the Southeast using pine needles and wicker. Artisans in the Plateau region wove watertight pieces like cradles from plant materials. Although these objects were intricately made, they were usually utilitarian rather than decorative.

The colonization of North America and the removal of Indigenous people from their lands led to the suppression of these practices. Many styles that used Native American motifs — such as Southwestern style, which was heavily influenced by the geometric patterns of Navajo textiles — have historically not involved Indigenous creators and, instead, have taken their traditions without their tribal context.

When decorating a home with Native American–style furniture, it is important to do so respectfully, by understanding the origins of motifs and objects and examining who profits from their sale. There are now Indigenous-led companies, such as Cherokee designer Cray Bauxmont-Flynn’s Amatoya and Totem House Design, promoting Indigenous work in furniture and home decor. Supporting Indigenous artists and artisans is essential to confronting the still pervasive issue of cultural appropriation in design.

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As part of thoughtful home decor, antique and vintage Native American objects — works created by Native American artists and artisans — can bring rich textures and colors into a space.

Art collecting can be done in a socially and environmentally conscious way that reinvests in local communities. Tribal art is traditionally crafted with earth-friendly materials that respect the environment.

Textiles have long been objects of art and utility for Native Americans. Traditional weaving techniques involve material made from plant and animal fibers. Different tribes have woven distinctive patterns and colors into blankets, rugs and garments, such as the vibrant geometric shapes woven from wool by the Navajo.

After metal and glass beads were introduced to North America by Europeans, they became a popular form of art. Intricate beading appears on clothing, jewelry and other objects. Beadwork not only looks stunning, but it is also deeply emblematic of Native American ethnicity and can be used to pass stories handed down from generation to generation. Beaded garments have often been commissioned for important events like weddings, dances and celebrations.

Native Americans initially created pottery out of necessity to carry water and store food. For centuries, artists have decorated jugs, vases and other vessels, from designs etched into clay to experimentation with firing methods for unique finishes.

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