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Native American Objects For Sale
Chancay original Mummy Bundle Mask
Located in Leuven , BE
A hand-carved funerary mask meant to attach to a larger mummy bundle. The plank-form mask is painted with a broad red face accented with white, diamond-shaped eyes, a rectangular mou...
Category
Late 19th Century Peruvian Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Textile, Wood
Impressive Native American Oil Painting by Braun 51x43
By Braun
Located in Water Mill, NY
Powerful realistic oil on canvas of Native American signed Braun in a carved in a black wood frame.
Category
1960s American Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Canvas
Early Navajo Indian Weaving Star Dazzler Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early Navajo Indian Weaving Star Dazzler Bolster pillow. Camel Suede Backing and zippered sham. Feather and down insert.
Category
20th Century American Navajo Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler pillows - pair. Camel suede backing and zippered case. Feather and down inserts.
15 x 15
15 x 16.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving eye dazzler bolster pillow. Zippered sham. Feather and down insert.
Category
20th Century American Navajo Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Native American Sioux Catlinite T Pipe
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
20thc Yei Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Native American Yei Indian weaving bolster pillow. The backing is in cotton linen homespun fabric. The insert is down & feather fill.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Conchiti Story Teller Doll by Dena M. Suina, Cochiti Pueblo, NM
By Dena M. Suina
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dena M. Suina, Cochiti Story Telling Figure. Doll has 18 highly detailed babies in her arms. Nice design and paint throughout front and back. Last photo shows a repair to left leg th...
Category
1990s American Anglo-Indian Native American Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Geometric Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is interesting and very colorful. We have one other similar pattern like this pillow. So you could have a pair if need be. Condition is good.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Early Navajo Star Dazzler Indian Weaning Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early Navajo Star Dazzler Indian Weaning Bolster Pillow. Camel Suede Backing and zippered sham. Feather and Down Inserts.
18 x 31
Category
Mid-20th Century American Navajo Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
19th Century Northern Plains Hair Drop
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northern Plains hair drop. Beaded blue with red accents. Quilled drops having tin cones and yellow feather fluffs with long black horsehair drop.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Great Plains - Northern Plains, Native American
Size: 6" x 35" overall
Family Owned & Operated
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Native American, garments, Blackfeet, headdress, collectibles, antiques, Native American beadwork...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Large Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow. This pillow is 38 " long. There are 3 available and posted here in our store. Black Linen backing. Feather and down insert and zippered ca...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Yupik Yup'ik Native American Alaska Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Spirit Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, somewhat sinister appearing mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to the I...
Category
20th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
20thc Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow. This is made from a saddle blanket weaving. The backing is a brown cotton linen. The insert is down & feather insert.
Category
2010s American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Mexican / American Indian Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing Greek key striped Indian weaving bolster pillows have a thick coco cotton linen backing. The condition is pristine. They are down & feather fill inserts. Sold as a pair.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Navajo Eye Dazzler Geometric Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Navajo Eye Dazzler geometric bolster pillow. This pillow has a nice texture backing and has a zippered casing. Feather and Down Insert.
Category
20th Century American Navajo Native American Objects
Materials
Fabric, Down, Feathers
Large Yei Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Large Yei Indian Weaving Pillow. White, Beige, Pink, Turquoise, and Black.
Feather and Down Insert.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Geometric Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pair of Navajo Indian weaving pillows are in fine condition and have cotton linen backings. Sold as a pair.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Linen, Wool
Hopi Tasaf Katsina Doll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tasaf Katsina
Hopi
1935
14 inches H. x 6 inches W. x 4.25 inches D.
Cottonwood root, mineral pigments, horsehair, feathers.
Very good original condition overall.
An extraordinary example of the Hopi Tasaf Katsina circa early to mid 1930s.
Katsina dolls...
Category
Mid-20th Century Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Large Indian Weaving Pillow Bolster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful large Indian weaving bolster pillow. 18 x 36.
Feather and Down insert and Zippered Label.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Indigenous Styled Large Handwoven Bird Beak Fancy Lidded Basket
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Indigenous styled lidded basket is presumed to have been made in the United States in circa mid-late 20th century. The maker of the this basket is unknown, but done in the style...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Reed, Softwood
Monumental Early Navajo Saddle Blanket Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early striped Navajo weaving bolster pillow has unusual saw tooth pattern in corners. The back is a dark chocolate cotton linen backing. The condition is very good with down and...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wool, Linen
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These black and white with a grey ground are so unusual for Navajo weaving's. These pillows have a black cotton linen backing. The condition are pristine. Sold as a pair.
Category
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Linen, Wool
Pair of Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Indian Weaving Pillows. Down and Feather Inserts. Zippered Casing.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Geometric Navajo Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Geometric Navajo Bolster Pillow. Off White, Taupe, Dark Red and Black. Nice Linen Backing. Feather and Down Insert.
Category
20th Century North American Navajo Native American Objects
Materials
Wool, Down, Feathers
Early 20th Century Native American North West Coast Eagle Comb
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Native American North West Coast Eagle Comb
The eagle has a frog in its claws which is “holding” a whale. Carved with classic Nort...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Other Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mexican / American Indian Weaving Birds Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These birds in flight Mexican / American Indian weaving pillows in black and orange colors. The backings are in black cotton linen. Sold in pairs. Two pairs in stock.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Linen, Wool
19th Century Native Sauk Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine geometric Native American Sauk people bandolier bag with loom beaded geometric panels. Blue and black yarn tuffs. Minor deterioration on red salvage, not distracting. Great v...
Category
1890s American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Beads
Amazonian Feather Storage Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feather storage basket
Rikbaktsa Tribe, Jurene River, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1990
Plaited fiber, wood, feathers, twined natural fiber, and cotton.
5 inche...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito Warrior Ledger Drawing
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito (Lakota, b. 1863) ledger drawing, untitled. Warrior on horseback. Pencil and watercolor; 7 1/4" x 12". Framed. Wanbli Hito, also known as Roan Eagle, was a La...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Paper
Chief William Jeffrey, Pacific Northwest Eagle Feast Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
Chief William George Jeffrey
(British Columbia, 1899-1995)
Eagle Feast Bowl, circa 1970s
19 inches wide by 12 ¼ inches deep by 6 ¼ inches tall
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Totem by Raymond Williams
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1933-1988) This finely crafted wood totem pole is by Ditidaht/Nuu-Chah-Nulth master carver Raymond Williams, the father of the current generation of William's carvers. The carved totem pole features and eagle, frog, and an orca. Signed on back. Also marked "hand carved Indian made from the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, Seattle, WA 1899." 19"H x 5"
Raymond Williams was the son of Sam Williams...
Category
1950s Canadian Native American Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Large 1930s Navajo Rug, Handwoven Southwestern Geometric Tribal Design
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
This large vintage Navajo area rug was handwoven in the 1930s by a Diné (Navajo) weaver and originates from the historic Hubbell Trading Post in G...
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Midcentury Carved Inuit TOTEM in Birch with Circular Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This handcrafted birchwood totem offers a stylized depiction of an inuit man. The facial features, consistent with native carving of this region, recall the style of Japanese kabuki masks...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Stone
Navajo Indian Weaving Geometric Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These large geometric gold and black Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillows are in great condition. The pattern is like a Indian sunset. The backings are in cotton linen fabric. The i...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Indian Metal Katar
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1840s Indian Katar weapon.
Category
1840s Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Iron
Plains Indian Quillwork Tobacco Bag, Native Hide & Beads, c. 1850–1880
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional mid-19th century Plains Indian tobacco bag is a rare and visually compelling example of traditional Native American artistry from the Northern Plains region. Crafted...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Beads, Hide
Antique Navajo Weaving Circa 1890
By Navajo
Located in Hudson, NY
Circa 1880 Navajo weaving with a very elegant, unusual and modern design. Nice mottling of the natural colors, especially in the reds. All images taken in natural daylight.
This is a...
Category
1880s American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Yupik Yup'ik Native American Alaska Carved Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and somewhat playful mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to the Inuit peoples, have a long history of ceremonial mask making. Yup'ik masks were originally and specifically designed by Shamans and made to be worn by these spiritual leaders in Winter tribal dances and sacred ceremonies. Traditionally, the masks were destroyed or discarded after use in these ceremonies. Very few of these masks survived. After Christian contact in the late 19th century, masked dancing was suppressed and the tradition all but died out. As more outsiders settled in Alaska at the turn of the century, masks were made by the Yup'ik people to sell or trade for necessary goods. It is likely that this mask was created some years later for this purpose.
In the 20th century, Yup'ik mask had a profound influence on many renowned surrealist artists including, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Leonora Carrington, Victor Brauner, and most notably Andre Breton who was an avid collector of Yup'ik masks.
This fantastic anthropomorphic mask is carved of lighter wood, hand painted and decorated with pigment, and held together with natural fiber. The mask seems to represent some sort of smiling, benevolent spirit or character with its four eyes, bird beak, and cat-like ears.
The mask is from a French collection. We were told that this mask, as well as others in the collection we have listed, was acquired originally in the 1950s-1960s in Alaska and the Yukon territory in Canada but as we have no way to verify or authenticate this. Please note we are listing the masks as decorative and not as actual tribal artifacts...
Category
20th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood, Paint
Vintage South American Hand-woven Textile Panel in Green, Blue, Red, Black
Located in Barrington, IL
Exploring the brilliant artistry of South American weaving with this captivating Vintage Hand-Woven Textile Panel. This exceptional piece features a striking banded stripes pattern, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Peruvian Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
19th Century Siberian Eskimo Pipe, Alaska
Located in New York, NY
Siberian Eskimo people were introduced to tobacco in the 17th century, acquiring it from European traders in exchange for furs. Pipes based on European models, such as this example, ...
Category
19th Century Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Leather, Hide
Sleepy Mountains Sculpture by RD Tsosie
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous piece of native American art, namely, “Sleepy Mountains” Sculpture by RD Tsosie, made from polished agate.
By the renowned Na...
Category
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Agate
19th Century Sioux Quilled Knife Sheath
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Quilled knife sheath with quilled drops, tin cones with yellow horsehair. With original collection tag. A very rare piece in this condition. Original tag reads "Knife sheath I bought from Mr. Corelson Marsh 1st - 1890 Pd 60 cts. Worth 2.00. Mr. Robb sent Me C. (Post - Trade form Ft Bennet Dakota. A valuable relic + very rare. Worked with colored porcupine quills. E Kaucher." Ex. Stalter Collection. Dr. Kenneth Stalter (1954-2012) grew up in Delaware County where he developed a lifelong interest in Native American tools...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Feathered Pomo Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pomo basketry bowl. Shell beads, quill fobs, and scattered glass beads on body. Under the name Pomo are some 30 small tribes. The tribes which made these baskets live...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Shell, Willow, Feathers
Silver Plated Indian Beaded Coin Purse by "Bostonia Company, " circa 1903
Located in Incline Village, NV
Rare and difficult to find Native American beaded coin purse, with an image of an Indian chief in full regalia, with a headdress and frontal Indian d...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
1930s Navajo Wool Weaving with Aniline Dyes, Ivory, Brown & Red, Trading Post
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite vintage Navajo rug, dating back to the Trading Post era circa 1930, showcases the skill and craftsmanship of a Native American weaver. Handwoven from native hand-spun ...
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Boy and Girl Affectionately Embracing Figurine
By Lladro
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large hand painted porcelain figurine was made by the renowned Llladro company of Spain in circa 1985. The figurine depicts a young Inuit boy and girl affectionately embrac...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Rush Mat
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tribe: Woodlands - Western great lakes, attributed to the Mesquakie
Date: 19th century or earlier
Materials: Bulrush, vegetal dyes, indigo cloth-strap tie.
Dimensions: L 86" x 55"
Condition: Excellent, some wear patterns, minor fading. No restoration.
Comments: The intricate interlocking geometric patterns provide innumerable hourglass and diamond motifs which are the central patterns of Western Great Lakes iconography. This artist achieved an extraordinary level of sophistication in overlaying diamond/hourglass design on contrasting background colors resulting in a dynamic interplay of pulsating foreground and background.
"Rush mats...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Indian Chief Motif Porcelain Humidor, American, circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality hand painted porcelain humidor is in excellent all original condition with no chips, repairs, or overpaint; nice bright crisp paint and detail. No mark, but definitely American, circa 1900 era. Note the detail to the Indian's face and his elaborate headdress. Native American Indians were especially attracted to tobacco and related products and relished the opportunity to pose for pictures on that topic; note cigar store "Indians", match safes, and humidors. This is a very desirable and item of tobacciana with the Indian subject matter and the attractive multicolored hand painted Indian chief with headdress, probably of note but I have not been able to accurately identify him; quite possibly "Big Bow" an Indian warrior who has been identified on other similar objects. Grace Young...
Category
Early 1900s American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Unique Diorama Depicting a North-American River Scene with Natives and Settlers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Unique diorama depicting a North American river-scene
United States of America, early 20th century
Measures: H 36 x W 68.5 x D 34 cm
The dioram...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Yupik Yup'ik Native American Alaska Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Spirit Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, somewhat benevolent mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to the Inuit peo...
Category
20th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Yupik Yup'ik Native American Alaska Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Spirit Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, somewhat benevolent mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to the Inuit peoples, have a long history of ceremonial mask making. Yup'ik masks were originally and specifically designed by Shamans and made to be worn by these spiritual leaders in Winter tribal dances and sacred ceremonies. Traditionally, the masks were destroyed or discarded after use in these ceremonies. Very few of these masks survived. After Christian contact in the late 19th century, masked dancing was suppressed and the tradition all but died out. As more outsiders settled in Alaska at the turn of the century, masks were made by the Yup'ik people to sell or trade for necessary goods. It is likely that this mask was created some years later for this purpose.
In the 20th century, Yup'ik mask had a profound influence on many renowned surrealist artists including, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Leonora Carrington, Victor Brauner, and most notably Andre Breton who was an avid collector of Yup'ik masks.
This fantastic anthropomorphic mask is carved of lighter wood and hand painted/ decorated with pigment. The mask seems to represent some sort of smiling, benevolent spirit or character.
The mask is from a French collection. We were told that this mask, as well as others in the collection we have listed, was acquired originally in the 1950s-1960s in Alaska and the Yukon territory in Canada but as we have no way to verify or authenticate this. Please note we are listing the masks as decorative and not as actual tribal artifacts...
Category
20th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Sterling Silver Native American Indian Motif "Note Holder" American, Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very rare and unusual piece, a sterling silver "note holder" fronted by an Indian Chief on the front in high relief. A bale on top provides for a necklace and hanging as a decorative piece of jewelry. Other decoration on the front includes a tomahawk and a peace pipe criss-crossed beneath the Indian. The back is plain with a decorative "repousse" floral border, and "sterling" clearly marked in the lower left (see image). It is 2 7/8" high x 2" wide resembling and in the style of a match safe; probably manufactured by Unger Bros. of Newark, New Jersey, circa 1880, but difficult to observe all of the surfaces because of the frontal "notes" in permanent place. A note holder would have been used to write down reminders and/or notations by the user; the surfaces appear to be a celluloid type material. Condition is excellent with six notes intact; a very slight "crease" to the back side; hardly noticeable (see image).
Appropriate Americana for the discerning collector with a Western Native American...
Category
1880s American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lloyd Kakepetum Acrylic Painting, Native North American Artist
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lloyd Kakepetum (1958) is a Keewaywin first nation band member who was born on the Sandy lake reserve in the far reaches of northern Ontario near the M...
Category
20th Century Canadian Native American Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Small Navajo Rug/ Granado, AZ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Yellow and Tan Rug measuring 34.5 x 19". Bought at Hubbell Trading Post, Granado AZ. In very good condition. Always hung on a wall, so in great shape!
Category
1990s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
1930s Navajo Rug, Handwoven Chinle Stripe, Tribal Design in Red & Blue
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage Navajo rug, woven circa 1930, originates from the Chinle region of Arizona—an area known for its distinctive Southwestern textile traditions. Handwoven by a Diné (Navajo...
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Polychrome Yokut Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Very tightly woven polychrome Yokut. Golden patina.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Yokut
Size: 9" H x 17" W.
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional,...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Exceptional Polychrome Klickitat/Snoquamie Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Stunning Klickitat/Nisqually polychrome basket. Extra fine weave, fully imbricated, hard sided basket with rows of polychrome zig zags. Perfect displ...
Category
1910s American Native American Vintage Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Antique and Vintage Native American Objects
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.
Find a diverse collection of colorful and culturally enriching antique and vintage Native American decorative items, objects and much more on 1stDibs.