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.
Find a collection of Native American living room furniture, folk art, rugs and carpets, decorative objects and other items on 1stDibs.
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Other
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Yarn
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
1650s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Canvas, Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 20th Century North American Native American Native American Objects
Stone
1970s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Sterling Silver, Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Leather
19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide
1980s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
1860s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
1920s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
Mid-20th Century Native American Native American Objects
Pottery
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
1930s Canadian Vintage 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
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Birch
1890s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
1990s Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Paper
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Clay
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Natural Fiber
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Native American Objects
Porcelain
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Native American Objects
Porcelain
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Stone, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
1960s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Coral, Sterling Silver
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Tin
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Reed
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Iron
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
1860s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Horn, Fabric, Beads
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Native American Objects
Porcelain