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.
"The Potter" by Acoma Art Large Cast Embossed Paper 3D Acrylic Shadow Box Frame
By Acoma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. "The Potter" by Acoma Art Large Cast Embossed Paper 3D Acrylic Shadow Box Frame. Item...
Acrylic, Paper
Inuit Sculpture by Marc Alikaswa, Hand-Carved Basalt, Canada, 1960s
By Inuit
Located in Round Top, TX
A fine early Inuit sculpture from the remote Arctic village of Eskimo Point, also known as Arviat, depicting a seated and leaning figure. A very lively expressive carving. We attrib...
Stone
'Rebirth' by Donovan Yazzie
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed metal sculpture by Native American artist Donovan Yazzie. Titled 'Rebirth', and featuring a Shaman, which is silhouetted to resemble an arrow head. Donovan Yazzie is a Santa Fe...
Metal, Copper, Stainless Steel
$31Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.4 in W 1.2 in D 3.1 in
Moroccan Decorative Cat Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative cat sculpture - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made b...
Clay, Earthenware
John Louis Clarke (1881–1970) Hand-Carved Grizzly Bear Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
An exceptional hand-carved wooden grizzly bear sculpture by celebrated Blackfeet artist John Louis Clarke (1881–1970), one of the most importan...
Pine
$2,520Sale Price|30% Off
H 13 in W 12.5 in D 4 in
Vintage Ron Fritts Pop Art Shadow Box Wall Sculpture, Ebonized Wood, Plexi, 1960
By Ron Fritts
Located in North Miami, FL
This eye-catching and rare vintage Ron Fritts Pop Art shadow box wall sculpture has suspended resin or lucite balls floating in four different window vignettes that change. The background is black Mylar plexiglass and the exterior wood is newly ebonized. The original labels on the back that says RF studios Inc. and a number. The silver interior balls jump around as you pick it up and rotate it and even turn it upside down. The components of the resin have slightly yellowed from age and sun exposure. There is also glue residue from age and coming apart. It is what it is...
Aluminum, Chrome
$68Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 3.9 in W 2.2 in D 7.5 in
Moroccan Decorative Horse Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative horse sculpture - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made by the potter to apply natu...
Clay, Earthenware
20th C . Inuit Peoples, Large Stone Inuksuk on Polished Stone Base
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., Pacific Northwest, a large stacked stone Inuit Peoples Inuksuk in the form of a human, on a polished stone base. The underside of the stacked stones are polished while the t...
Stone
Navajo Sterling Spirit Dancer by Tobey Henderson
Located in Litchfield, CT
This spectacular sterling figure of a Navajo spirit dancer by renowned Navajo silversmith Toby Henderson is highly detailed, circa 1980s, by Toby Henderson, Dine-Navajo, American. Heavily worked and excessively concha stamped, it is the perfect way to connect with the spiritual world through Dine art! Excellent condition. Remarks: "Bring the balance of self and universe into your home." Size: 5 1/2 inches high by 2 inches wide Weight: 2.8 ozt Hallmarks: TH below a partial sun, maker's mark for Tobey...
Sterling Silver
$59Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 2 in W 2.8 in D 6.7 in
Moroccan Decorative Fish Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative fish sculpture - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made by the potter to apply natur...
Clay, Earthenware
Pictorial Acoma Olla Pottery
By Acoma
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hand thrown and painted pictorial Acoma top rim with geometrics below. Hand thrown, thick walled, signed on bottom B. Concho, Acoma, N.M. Primitive and "folky." Period: Mid-20th century Origin: Acoma Size: 12" H x 11" W Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-of-a-kind pieces that define the history of America and the Old West. Our pieces range from American Indian to Cowboy Western and include original items of everyday life, commerce, art, and warfare that tamed America’s frontier. Our 14,000 square foot gallery opened in 1996 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Personal Service Cisco’s operates on old fashioned values – honesty and integrity, and all of our items are backed by our money back guarantee. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Whether you desire assistance with a jewelry purchase, choosing a gift, identification, or even selling – we hope to be your trusted source. Native American, Pottery, Acoma Olla...
Pottery
$2,000
H 15.5 in W 7.5 in D 2 in
Hasharat Contemporary Entomological Shadow Box with 23 Iridescent Beetles
Located in New York, NY
A striking contemporary entomological display by Hasharat, featuring an extraordinary assortment of 23 beetle specimens meticulously arranged against black velvet within a slender ca...
Glass
$450
H 12.75 in W 11 in D 5.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Wooden Sculpture, Hand-Carved, USA, 1960s
Located in Oakland, CA
Freeform abstract wooden sculpture, hand-carved forms that are connected via dowels and mounted on a black wooden base. Each element of the sculpture relate to one another to create ...
Wood, Paint
$425Sale Price|56% Off
H 7 in W 11.5 in D 5 in
Art Deco Cast Marble Stone "The Awakening" by Vincent Glinsky
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-102 cast marble stone sculpture designer by Vincent Glinsky in 1930s Original sculpture done in 1930 Newly cast in Italy 1960s Russian born/American artist 1895-1975.
Statuary Marble
Leslie Kent Thompson Signed Acoma Pueblo Southwest Pottery Sgraffito Vase
By Acoma
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Southwest Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico sgraffito vase featuring a wonderful hand painted geometric pattern by American ceramic artist Leslie Kent Thompson. The vase is s...
Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Paint
Mid-Century Hopi traditional "Old Style" bird Kachina doll, 1950's
Located in Chicago, IL
A Hopi cottonwood "Old Style" Katsina/Kachina doll from the 1950s, hand-carved and painted with the bold, blocky proportions typical of dolls made for the trade market. The figure st...
Wood, Paint
Fossil Megalodon "The Monster Shark" Tooth in Acrylic Custom Box
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Fossil Megalodon "The Monster Shark" Tooth in Acrylic Custom Box. Megalodon is an extinct species of sharks that lived 10 to 25 million years ago, during the Miocene period. It’s con...
Acrylic
$966
H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 7.09 in
Austin production nude Lady “rebirth” statue Jean Pierre Renard sculpture
By Jean-Pierre Renard
Located in Den Haag, NL
This stunning sculpture by Austin Productions ''Rebirth'' crafted with exceptional attention to detail, is perfect for any art lover's collection. The sculptor, French artist J.P. R...
Plaster
Sold
H 2.5 in W 5.5 in D 2 in
Abstract Beaver Sculpture Black Pottery Southwest Santa Clara Pueblo New Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Southwest Pottery Native American Modern abstract beaver sculpture figurine glossy blackware pottery ceramic clay Handcrafted Scul...
Clay, Ceramic, Pottery
Stylized Navago Native American Sculpture by Jack Black, the Story Teller
By Jack Black
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Stylized Native American sculpture by Jack Black, a Navajo southwestern modernist artist. The story teller is a women with children, the ceramic body...
Ceramic