Native American Native American Objects
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 Native American Objects
Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Cherry, Cedar
2010s American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Stone
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Silver
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century North American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Cotton
Late 20th Century Native American Native American Objects
Ceramic
19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Leather
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Leather, Beads
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
20th Century Native American Native American Objects
Textile, Wood, Cotton, Silk, Acrylic
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Pottery
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Pine
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Fur, Leather, Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Acrylic, Paper
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Leather, Beads
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 20th Century Native American Native American Objects
Leather
Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Earthenware
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 20th Century Native American Native American Objects
Organic Material
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Wood
1990s American Native American Native American Objects
Fur, Leather, Wood, Paint, Feathers
Early 20th Century Mexican Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood, Paint
20th Century Native American Native American Objects
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 20th Century North American Native American Native American Objects
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
1970s Canadian Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
19th Century North American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Bone, Wood
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood, Paint