Native American Jars
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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20th Century American Native American Jars
Terracotta
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Jars
Pottery
Early 20th Century American Native American Jars
Pottery
Late 20th Century American Native American Jars
Clay
20th Century Native American Jars
Terracotta
20th Century American Native American Jars
Wool
1990s American Native American Jars
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century French Native American Jars
Stoneware
1960s Vintage Native American Jars
Ceramic
1950s Italian Vintage Native American Jars
Pottery
1970s American Vintage Native American Jars
Paper
20th Century American Native American Jars
Clay
1950s American Vintage Native American Jars
Ceramic
20th Century German Native American Jars
Ceramic
15th Century and Earlier Central American Antique Native American Jars
Ceramic
1930s American Vintage Native American Jars
Ceramic
19th Century Brazilian Antique Native American Jars
Clay
19th Century Brazilian Antique Native American Jars
Clay
19th Century Brazilian Antique Native American Jars
Clay
Late 20th Century Native American Jars
Clay
Late 20th Century American Native American Jars
Clay