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.
Black Inuit Pacific North West Native American Decorative Lidded Box Bird Motif
Located in Red Lion, PA
Small Round Inuit Northwest Coast Native American Lidded Box with Bird Motif: Possibly in Volcanic Pearlite This exquisite small black...
Composition
1992 Alaska Native Nations Spakwus Eagle Bentwood Yellow Cedar Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1992 Alaska Native Bentwood Box Spakwus Eagle Red and Black Native Nations Yellow Cedar signed appears as David R Moore dated art 92 August 10.75 x 5.38 d x 7.5 h Preowned vintage c...
Bentwood, Cedar
$475Sale Price / set|56% Off
H 5 in Dm 16 in
Antique Cedar Hat Storage Boxes, Handcrafted Pair, 1920s, Decorative
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1740 Pair antique hand made cedar hat/storage boxes large 16x6" Small 9.5x5"
Cedar
Tessellated Horn and Cedar Wood Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well crafted tessellated Horn cedar wood box, circa 1980s. The piece is very heavy and solid and measures 6.375"W x 4.5"D x 3.5"H. #3772
Horn, Cedar
$1,533
H 2.37 in W 8.67 in D 5.71 in
Swedish Art Deco Bronze Box with Cedar Interior, Sweden, circa 1930
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sune Bäckström, Just Andersen
Located in Stockholm, SE
An elegant Swedish Grace bronze box, dating to circa 1930, embodying the refined restraint and timeless sophistication of early 20th-century Scandinavian design. The box is beautifu...
Bronze
Vintage Lane Cedar Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This iconic miniature cedar chest by Lane is a timeless piece of American craftsmanship, originally designed as a "hope chest" salesman sample or a graduation gift. Constructed from ...
Metal
$339Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 18 in D 10 in
Decorative Box with lid, Vintage Wooden Brown Jewellery Box, Hand Carved
Located in Wembley, GB
A handmade wooden jewellery box with a lid and lock, it is perfectly designed and created in a suitable size for keeping valuables inside. The top of this box has leaf patterns and l...
Papercord, Boxwood, Driftwood
Maison Lancel Paris Modernist Chrome Decorative Lidded Box
By Lancel Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
Maison Lancel Paris designed this stunning lidded box. The piece was crafted in France, circa 1980. The minimalist rectangular shape features a sleek design with polished, chromed me...
Metal, Chrome
A Moroccan Decorative Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Moroccan Decorative Lidded Box, 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 27cm. Width: 31cm. Depth: 18cm.
Brass
$13,261Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.06 in W 12.6 in D 7.88 in
Crocodile Cigar Box with Alligator Skin and Wartog Teeth and Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Cigar box crocodile with cedar wood structure, covered with alligator skin, details in bronze and crystal. With two Wartog teeth. With thermometer to keep your best cigars. Exce...
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century American Grain Painted Lidded Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century American lidded box. The box is circular and is grain painted to look like burl wood. The box is banded with wrapped wooden straps, hand painted in god to have the loo...
Pine
19th Century Antique Empire Style Cigar Box with Cedar Interior
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely empire style wooden box probably produced in Sweden. The box is 14 x 14 cm (5.6" x 5,6") in diameter and 23.5 cm (9.4") high. It is in excellent condition except from that t...
Glass, Wood
$250
H 2 in W 4.5 in D 3 in
Decorative Ceramic Chinoiserie Box with Lid and Pink and Blue Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small Chinoiserie ceramic decorative box with a lid. Rectangular in shape, this box features a hand-painted floral motif on the top of the lid as w...
Ceramic, Paint
$1,391Sale Price|47% Off
H 7.68 in W 15.36 in D 10.24 in
Swedish 18th Century Bentwood Travel Box or Chest
Located in Buisson, FR
Rare and very beautiful Swedish travel box with stunning patina and hand forged iron details. Working lock and key ( bronze key from the 19th century). Sweden, circa 1750-1800. Weath...
Iron
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H 0.25 in W 1.13 in D 1.75 in
Navajo Sterling Silver & Turquoise Hand Made Pill Boxes, Set of Three, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of three hand made sterling silver pill cases or trinket boxes, Navajo, Native American – circa 1930s. The boxes are decorated with ...
Sterling Silver
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H 5.25 in W 10 in D 6.5 in
Hand Carved Brown Rectangular Wood Eagle Puzzle Box with Hidden Key Compartment
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large wooden hand-carved puzzle box with an eagle motif. This large box is created from wood and is rectangular in shape. This box is unique as it has a hidden compartment to hold ...
Wood
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H 4 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
Geometric Southwest Rectangular Ceramic Box with Lid in Pink Blue and Green
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A long rectangular ceramic box in a Southwest or Geometric motif. We've never seen a box like this before. The sides are painted in a deep blue with geometric patterns in bright gree...
Ceramic, Paint
Navajo Sterling Silver & Turquoise Hinged Box, by Gary Reeves
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Navajo Sterling Silver & Turquoise Hinged Box, by Gary Reeves Gary Reeves (1962-2014) The Navajo sterling silver and turquoise hinged box, crafted by the r...
Sterling Silver
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H 3.25 in W 5.5 in D 4 in
Mid-Century Era West Coast Haida Styled Copper Covered Box with Repouse Decor
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This small hand-crafted decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada, dating to approximately 1960 and done in the West Coast Haida style. The b...
Copper
Clarence Wells Signed West Coast Haida Styled Decorative Wooden Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This decorative wooden box was designed by Clarence Wells of Canada and dates to approximately 1970 and done in the West Coast Haida style. The box is h...
Wood
Navajo Inspired Bone Box
Located in New York, NY
Colorful keepsake box with dyed bone panels with hand incised details lined in zebra wood.
Bone
1920-1930s Navajo Sterling Box
Located in Litchfield, CT
Navajo, American, circa 1920-1930s. Decorated with traditional Concho stamps in a unique motif, this early 20th century Navajo box is fabricated in sterling...
Sterling Silver
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H 15 in W 10 in D 9.5 in
19th Century Native American Sioux Parfleche Box, Painted Hide Plains Artifact
Located in Denver, CO
This antique Sioux Native American parfleche box, dating from the 19th century, is a remarkable example of Plains Indian craftsmanship. Constructed from rawhide and painted with intr...
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H 0.5 in W 1.63 in L 0.5 in
Miniature .925 Silver and Turquoise Navajo Trinket Box, Typical Navajo Design
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Miniature .925 Silver Navajo and turquoise trinket box, typical Navajo engraved design on five sides. The box has a turquoise stone mounted in the center on the lid. The box measures...
Silver
Antique Native American Painted Parfleche Box, Plateau, 19th Century
Located in Denver, CO
A rare box form constructed of rawhide and intricately painted in an abstract design with natural pigments and red trade cloth. This was created by a North American Indian living in ...
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