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.
20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Fur, Leather, Beads
1860s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Horn, Fabric, Beads
20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Fur, Leather, Beads
19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Animal Skin, Hide, Glass, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
1650s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Wood
1980s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Early 1900s North American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Organic Material, Willow
19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Earthenware
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Wood
19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide
1970s Canadian Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Other
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Soapstone
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide, Beads
1890s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Other
1970s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Sterling Silver, Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Fur
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Leather, Beads
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Leather
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Native American Objects
Porcelain
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Pottery
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Late 20th Century North American Native American Native American Objects
Stone
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Natural Fiber
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Soapstone
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
1930s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Other
1940s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Wool, Cotton
1890s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Beads
1990s Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Paper
20th Century North American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wool
1920s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Beads
1930s American Vintage Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
20th Century Mexican Native American Native American Objects
Wool
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
19th Century American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Fur
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Clay
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1990s American Native American Native American Objects
Natural Fiber, Wood
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
1870s American Antique Native American Native American Objects
Hide
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Pottery
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Natural Fiber
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Native American Objects
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Other