Antique Native American Navajo Serape Blanket Rug Transitional circa 1890
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
Exceptional antique circa 1890 Native American Navajo (Diné) serape rug, representing a highly significant Transitional Period weaving at the pivotal moment when traditional wearing ...
Wool
$7,999Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Navajo Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Red, Black, Ivory, Bold
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Navajo Transitional blanket, circa 1890
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Mexican Serape design Flat weave 5'2 x 7'6
Located in Atlanta, GA
1930s Mexican Serape rug with geometric design in Marigold, brown, and ivory rug 1912-1511, country of origin / type: North America/ Mexico / Navajo style, circa 1930 Measures: 5'2...
Wool
Mid-20th Century Vintage Southwestern Kilim Rug in Wool & Cotton
Located in Barrington, IL
Dimensions: 5’ 2” x 6’ 8” Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: United States Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with vegetable dyes Condition: Wear...
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Navajo Serape Wearing Blanket, circa 1875 (Late Classic Period)
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Navajo Blanket woven in a Serape style wearing blanket, circa 1875, expertly woven of native hand-spun wool in a pattern similar to Navajo Germantown eye dazzlers.
Wool
Classic Period Spider Woman Serape, Navajo, circa 1865
Located in Denver, CO
According to the family history, the serape was given to Charles Lillie by the Navajo Nation as a gift, in gratitude for the engineering work he did for the Navajo.
Wool
Vintage Navajo Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Vintage Navajo Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Antique Navajo Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Kilims
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Antique Navajo Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Rug 3.6x5.9
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Rug 3.2x5.2
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Rug 3.8x5.3
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Vintage Navajo-Style Rug 2.7x5
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Antique Navajo Blanket "Eagle" Design Oriental Rug Fine German Town Wool Neutral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Antique Navajo Blanket "3rd Phas" Design Oriental Rug, Fine German Town Wool Red
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Vintage Navajo Rug, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Red, Taupe, Gray
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equ...
Wool
Vintage Navajo Carpet, Handmade Rug, Brown, Blue, Beige, Taupe Soft Red Color
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Sold
H 1 in W 50 in D 34 in
Vintage Navajo Blanket, Handmade Rug, Green, Blue, Beige, Taupe Soft Red Color
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equ...
Wool
Vintage Navajo Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Red, Black, Ivory, Bold
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Antique Fine Navajo Rug, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Taupe, Gray, Red Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equ...
Wool
Sold
H 75 in W 48 in D 0.15 in
Vintage Navajo Banded Wool Serape Style Blanket, 19th Century, circa 1880-1900
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
Antique 19th century (circa 1880-1900) Navajo Blanket, woven in a sarape format with a banded design in native handspun wool with natural fleece colors of gray/brown, ivory and black...
Wool
Antique Southwestern American Indian Serape Style Navajo Mat, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Southwestern American Indian Serape style Navajo mat features wool construction with central diamond with flanking stripes, dominant colors include red, black and ivory white...
Wool
Amazing Navajo Dazzler Rug
Located in Evanston, IL
Eye Dazzler is one of the earliest Navajo weaving styles influenced by serape blankets worn in New Mexico in the 1870s when traders imported bright Germantown wools.
Wool
Antique Navajo Serape, circa 1875, 'Late Classic Period'
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
A late Classic period Sarape. This rare textile is woven of native hand-spun wool with natural indigo and aniline dye.
Wool
Antique Navajo Yei Rug, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Gray, Red and Caramel
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Vintage Navajo Rug in Storm Pattern
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Vintage Navajo Rug, Handmade Kilim Rug, Brown, Red, Beige, Tan, Storm Pattern
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Sold
H 1 in W 82 in D 53 in
Antique Navajo Blanket "Bird Eye" Design Oriental Rug, Fine German town wool Red
Located in Port Washington, NY
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal th...
Wool
Antique Navajo Weaving, circa 1890
By Navajo
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful Navajo childs serape (blanket) circa 1890 simple elegant and modern and its design.
Wool
Antique Navajo Regional Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An antique Navajo rug from southwest America distinguished by an allover pattern of cruciform elements on a soft grey background. Rugs if this type have been collected for their auth...
Wool
$5,599Sale Price|20% Off
W 57 in L 74 in
Antique Navajo Carpet, Handmade Wool, Neutral colors, Ivory, Beige, Gray & Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Wool
19th Century Sioux Bow, Arrows and Beaded Quiver Case
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux bow and quiver with beaded bands on top and bottom on both bow and quiver case. Bow 46" of bodack with original sinew string and three 24" matching arrows, two having 2 1/2" or...
Other
$4,500
H 36 in W 50 in D 2.75 in
Antique Western Oil on Canvas Painting Native American "The Captive" 1901
By Frank Paul Sauerwein
Located in Portland, OR
A large American Western, Native American oil on canvas landscape, by Frank Paul Sauerwein (1871-1910), "The Captive", 1901. This large oil on canvas depicts a Native American brave...
Canvas, Oil
$3,248Sale Price|20% Off
W 48 in L 67 in
Antique Ganado Southwestern style Rug, Modern Desert & Contemporary Santa Fe
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78746 Antique Ganado Southwestern-Style Kilim, 04'00 x 05'07. Fashioned by skilled weavers in the Ganado region of northeastern Arizona, Ganado Southwestern-style kilims are meticulo...
Wool
$2,550Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 4.25 in W 4 in D 10.75 in
Antique 1880s Arapaho Beaded Moccasins, Plains Indian Hide Footwear
By Arapaho Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional pair of antique Arapaho moccasins, dating to circa 1880, represents a rare and highly collectible example of 19th-century Plains Native American artistry. Handcrafte...
Hide, Glass, Beads
$26,999
W 101 in L 150 in
Large Antique Eye Dazzler Navajo Carpet, Handmade, Wool, Beige, Tan, Gray & Red
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Wool
Saltillo Serape Mexican Blanket, 19th Century
Located in Istanbul, TR
A Saltillo serape is a type of Mexican blanket that originated in Saltillo, a city in the northern state of Coahuila. It is typically made of wool and features vibrant colors and int...
Wool
$6,399Sale Price|20% Off
W 48 in L 81 in
Antique Navajo Carpet, Folk Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Beige, Gray, Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Wool
Zabihi Collection American Navajo Blanket Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century American Navajo Blanket Rug Details rug no. j3080 size 2' 6" x 4' 6" (76 x 137 cm)
Wool
Historic Laguna Pueblo Large Native American Olla, 1880's
By Native American Art
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large Laguna Pueblo Indian Polychrome Olla, circa 1880's. Measures 12 5/8"h x 13"w. Featuring Geometric Designs on the Shoulder and Floral Designs with Fine Line Cross Hatching on...
Clay
$20,000
W 91 in L 129 in
Rare Antique Native American Navajo Weaving Grey Ivory Rug, circa 1920s-1930s
Located in New York, NY
This a large, and therefore rare, antique Native American Navajo Geometric rug, circa 1920s-1930s in grey and ivory and measures 7.7 x 10.8 ft. From the inception of weaving by th...
Wool
$4,800
W 44 in L 72 in
1920s Grey Red Black Antique American Navajo Carpet 3'8"x 6' Tribal Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Navajo Carpet ( 3'8"x 6' - 112 x 183 ) Antique Navajo American Geometric Grey 1925 Rug, Circa Date: 1925. This exceptional textile is a powerful example ...
Wool
$1,519Sale Price|20% Off
W 15 in L 34 in
Antique Ganado Southwestern style Rug, Modern Desert & Contemporary Santa Fe
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78749 Antique Ganado Southwestern-Style Rug, 01'03 x 02'10. Woven at the confluence of tradition and endurance, this handwoven wool antique Ganado Southwestern-style kilim is a rhyth...
Wool
Paqua First Frogwoman Naha 1890-1955 Hopi Bowl
By Frogwoman
Located in Sharon, CT
Important early signed Hopi Bowl by 'First Frogwoman'.
Pottery
1930's Navajo Storm Pattern Rug, Gray Color
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Wool
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.
Find a collection of Native American living room furniture, folk art, rugs and carpets, decorative objects and other items on 1stDibs.
Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.
In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.
It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.
Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.
Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.)
When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.
If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans.
Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin.
The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.
With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.