Native American Folk Art
NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE
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.
to
79
454
467
8
1,999
1,062
671
295
207
193
163
90
87
78
55
40
38
31
23
20
7
8
147
312
8
119
88
47
13
8
14
16
9
6
2
6
4
8
114
108
107
104
78
458
405
29
8
4
475
475
475
89
24
14
6
6
Style: Native American
Large Hand Carved Inuit Stylized Figurative Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This handcrafted sculpture was made in Northern Canada by an Inuit artisan in circa 1970. This sculpture is a series of two stylized human figures intermixed with two representations of presumably Spirits, which has several carved faces in them. The entire sculpture is composed of hand carved and handcrafted antler, likely Caribou. This sculpture may symbolize a blessing of good fortune for an upcoming hunt. The series of four figures are each pegged on the bottom and fit into holes drilled into the base. The base is numbered on the bottom which identifies that it was registered, and also has a paper label. Due to the composition of this sculpture it may only be shipped within Canada...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Folk Art
Materials
Antler
Large Vintage Indigenous Canadian Lidded Birch Bark Painted Shoulder Basket
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large hand-crafted basket is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada and date to approximately 1970 and done in the period indigenous Canadian...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Folk Art
Materials
Birch
19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Extra-large Chippewa beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Black bead drops ending in blue yarn. Bright and visual vintage piece of Native Americ...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Carved Tribal Mask from Pacific Northwest Coast by David Frankel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking carved and painted mask in the tradition of the Native Indian tribes from Pacific Northwest Coast by David Frankel in 1994. The mask...
Category
1990s American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Native American Commanche Decorative Ceramic Trinket Dish by Clyde L. Otipoby
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A one-of-a-kind hand-made ceramic trinket dish by Native American artist Clyde L. Otipoby. At first glance, this piece reminded us of an oyster. I...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Felt, Paint
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Turquoise Frog Fetish, 1990
By Sarah Pino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frog Fetish
Turquoise and coral
Sarah Pino
1990
Measures: 1.75 inches H. x 2.50 inches L. x 2.25 inches W.
This wonderful frog fetish was carved from a single piece of turquoise by Navajo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Arapaho Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Arapaho beaded men’s moccasins of brain tanned deer skin with parfleche soles. Trunk piece, unused condition. Great display piece.
Period: First quarte...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Native American Indian Iron Wood Carving Chief Bull Aparoke by Artist Bruce Law
Located in Tustin, CA
"Chief Bull Aparoke" is a legendary work of art from renowned Arizona Native American artist, Bruce Law. Hand-carved from a solid trunk of a rough-hewn Ironwood tree, Chief Bull Aparoke's polished, deeply lined, life size face emerges to evoke the spirit of a stoic Indian Chief who has seen much hardship.
Brass plaque beneath the face reads, "Chief Bull Aparoke Sculpture Bruce Law" and has a carved mark of two intersecting bent arrows.
Measures: 16.5" high x 11" wide x 11 deep. Weighs 27 pounds.
Bruce Law grew up in Phoenix, and now resides in New River, Arizona. Collectors of Bruce’s work include the honorable Barry Goldwater...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Apache Basketry Tray
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Apache Indian basketry tray. This basket features beautiful golden patina with exceptional old geometric designs having chevron shapes, crosses, and swirls. Well-made...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Willow
$5,175
Vintage Navajo Yei Handwoven Wool Rug, American Southwest, 20th Century
By Navajo
Located in Morristown, NJ
Navajo Yei Handwoven Wool Rug, American Southwest, 20th Century
Description:
A vibrant and finely handwoven Navajo Yei rug, originating from the American Southwest, likely mid-20th ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Casas Grandes Pottery Olla
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Prehistoric Casas Grandes pottery olla. Hand coiled and painted polychrome design. Restored. Two strap holes. Four geomorphic faces. Rim crack through one hole. Ex. Barnard. 6"D x 7"...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Native American Cottonwood Pueblo Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo Indian drum. Natural toned top and bottom. Sides yellow, red, blue and white, arranged in a pleasing geometric pattern. Tops...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
Plateau Beaded Cuffs
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Plateau Indian beaded cuffs. With beautiful floral beading on green trade cloth with brass tacks and red border. Floral beadwork has colors of red, pink, white, and o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$1,725
Navajo Sterling Spirit Dancer by Toby Henderson
Located in Litchfield, CT
By Toby Henderson, Dine-Navajo, American, circa 1980s. This spectacular sterling figure of a Navajo spirit dancer by renowned Navajo silversmith Toby Henderson is highly detailed. Heavily worked and excessively concha stamped, it is the perfect way to connect with the spiritual world through Dine art! Excellent condition.
Remarks: "Bring the balance of self and universe into your home."
Size: 5 5/8 inches high by 2 inches wide
Weight: 91.5 grams
Hallmarks: TH below a partial sun, maker's mark for Tobey Henderson...
Category
1980s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Salish Carved Cedar TOTEM
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Salish TOTEM depicting a human wearing a potlatch hat perched between the ears of an eagle at top, a human face in relief for the birds eyes, a small humanoid/bird figure standing at...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
$22,000
20th C. Native American Plains Roach Headdress, Traditional Regalia
Located in Denver, CO
A striking 20th-century Native American Plains Indian roach headdress, also known as a hair ornament, traditionally worn during dances and ceremonies. Thi...
Category
1880s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Fur
Native American Imbricated Klickitat Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polychrome Klickitat basket by Sophie Thomas, a prominent elder and healer of the Carrier Nation, and the aunt of Neddi Jackson. From the personal col...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
19th Century, Southern Plains Beaded High-Top Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Southern plains Hightop Moccasins
Item Number: AG2312
Exceptional Kiowa/Comanche hightop moccasins dyed with yellow ochre. Adorned with a single be...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Sioux Brain Tanned and Beaded Work Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hidatsa Sioux work bag from Fort Berthold, North Dakota. Properly referred to as a woman's work bag that was used for holding sewing materials, sinew, awls and beads. Sinew sewn on brain tanned...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide
Pueblo Indian Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polychrome Pueblo drum. From a private New York State historical society.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century.
Origin: New York
Size: 6" D x 6" H
...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide
$2,300
Panamint Shouldered Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Highly decorated and finely woven shouldered basket with red wool decoration on shoulder
Period: Last quarter 20th century
Origin: Panamint
Size: 6" diameter x 3 1/2" height
Fami...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Northern Plains Spontoon Pipe Tomahawk
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northern Plains spontoon style pipe tomahawk with solid brass head, carved and file burnt and painted original haft.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Northern Plains
Size: Head 11 1/2",...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Native American Crow Beaded Saddle
By Crow
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine crow saddle with brain tanned deer hide. Original beaded horns and drops. Original wood and hide stirrups with drops connected with saddle leather st...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage Pueblo Triple Stand Turquoise Nuggets and Heishi Shell Disc Necklace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary example of an original vintage 1950s Pueblo turquoise nugget and heishi shell disc necklace with sterling silver clasp presenting in excellent original condition.
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
19th Century Micmac Spiked War Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
MicMac spiked club. Chip carved handle with face on head having forged file spike at top with embedded and poured lead. Brass tacks and band of red painted hide...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Plateau Beaded Gauntlets
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Plateau floral beaded gauntlets. Design is bold and bright, featuring colors of green, blue and red flowers on a large 7 1/2" x 7 1/2"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Beads
$5,175
19th Century Northern Plains Beaded Possibles Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northern Plains beaded possible bag. Sinew sewn and beaded on softly tanned hide using colors of red white heart, pea green, greasy yellow, royal blue and...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Small Granado Red by Mary James
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Ganado Red Rug by Mary James. Rug was purchased in 1997. Rug in very nice shape! Always hung on a wall and never walked on!.
Category
1990s American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Native American Cochiti Painted Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Cochiti painted drum with painted ends, turquoise painted sides made of Hereford hide.
Period: mid 20th century
Origin: Southwest, Cochiti
Size: 11"D x 15"H
Fami...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Folk Art Outsider Art TOTEM 42"H
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This massive TOTEM pole is an incredible example of outsider Folk Art. The pole was carved by Lair Forster in Ottawa in 1938 and is an eccentric interpretation of one of the iconic Thunderbird TOTEM Poles of Alert Bay. The painting on the wings is bold in yellow and red, and the designs are fascinating and recall modernist paintings of the period. The eyes of the thunderbird...
Category
1930s Canadian Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Salish Native Lidded Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Salish lidded basket with butterflies and trees.
Period: Last quarter 19th century
Origin: Salish, Northwest
Size: 14" x 14"
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the ra...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Jicarilla Apache Lidded Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Jicarilla Apache lidded waste basket with handle cutout, quadrupeds (we think dogs), and geometric designs. Acquired by Charles Graves, Indian agent i...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Painted Plains Bow
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century painted plains bow with original string and ten matching arrows. Original steel points 2 1/2" - 4". Ex. Fruitland Museum. Ex. Peter Hawkin.
Pe...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
$9,775
Colorful Native American Pueblo Drums
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Seven graduated Pueblo drums in vibrant colors. Provenance: Salveson Collection Ohio acquired over 25-year time period. Featuring bright colors of red, yellow, blue, pink, green, and...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
19th Century Eastern Ball Headed Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern ball headed war club of native walnut with carved face having square nailed spike set in lead. Ex. Norm Johnson Estate.
Period: Mid-19th ce...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Navajo Picture Writing On Muslin, Two Humpback Yeis with Two Bat Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown Navajo Medicine Man
Navajo picture writing on muslin
Two Humpback Yeis With Two Bat Guardians
Muslin, mineral pigments, sand
Navajo Medicine Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Impressive 1870s Arapaho/Sioux Beaded Hide Dress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Faceted Beads; Arapaho/Sioux dress on brain-tanned buffalo. Simple four color design; was probably the first dress made after quilling. Stars on dress, and...
Category
1870s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide
19th Century Assiniboine Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine native Assiniboine fully beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Floral and leaf design with green bugle bead drops ending in pompoms. Full...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Painted Wood Hopi Katsina Kachina Figure '#1'
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Northwest Coast Bella Bella Carved Totem Pole
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest Coast Bella Bella totem pole. Portraying three finely carved masks above a bear with elongated tongue wrapping around face. Painted in colors of red, blue and black on natu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage 1920s Navajo Double Saddle Blanket, Maltese Cross Design, Neutral Tones
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage Navajo double saddle blanket, woven in the early 20th century (likely the 1920s), is a stunning example of traditional Navajo weavin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Adorned Iron 19th Century Pipe Tomahawk
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Heavily adorned presentation grade pipe tomahawk with pewter inlaid fish, moon, acorn and war axe on cast iron blade.
Period: Mid-19th century
Origin: Eastern...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Navajo Native American Sterling Silver & Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
Old pawn vintage Southwest Navajo Indian sterling silver turquoise squash blossom necklace. No apparent makers mark. Features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Tsimshian Thunderbird Totem Pole by George Mather Sr.
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1918-1990). This very large totem pole is a Tsimshian interpretation by George Mather Sr. of one of the famous Thunderbird Totems of Alert Bay, BC, o...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Elva Nampeyo Signed Native American Indian Hopi Tewa Pueblo Pottery Bowl Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, large, hand-crafted Hopi-Tewa Pueblo/Hopi First Mesa pottery bowl by famed Native American potter/artist Elva Nampeyo (1926–1985) (also known as Elva Tewaguna...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Authentic 19th Century Nez Perce Beaded Cradleboard
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century Nez Perce cradleboard. Contour beaded with floral design and faceted beads. Original brain tanned elk hide. The inside board was once lined with...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide
Nez Perce Saddle Throw
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Highly decorated Nez Perce saddle throw on brain tanned elk hide. 50” plus 30” fringe, both ends. Heavy bull hide. Similar, but not matching, 12" beaded panels on each side. Second time around. 24" war...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$12,000
19th-Century Kiowa-Apache Beaded Hide Bag, Native American Plains Artifact
Located in Denver, CO
This rare and beautifully preserved 19th-century Kiowa-Apache hide bag is an exceptional example of Native American Plains artistry and craftsmanship. Expertly hand-stitched from nat...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Navajo Transitional blanket, circa 1890
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Classical Navajo transition blanket tied on fringe both ends, stacked white diamonds with blue dark brown centers and bands. 4' x 6'8"
Period: cir...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Signed Northwest Coast Killer Whale Mask, Attributed to Johnny Johns
Located in Denver, CO
This striking hand-carved wooden mask from the Pacific Northwest Coast powerfully embodies the rich artistic traditions and cultural symbolism of Indigenous coastal peoples. Featurin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood, Wood
Native American Muslin Ghost Dance Shield
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Muslin shield with backhand hold, bundle sticks with red and yellow ochre and original shoulder carrying strap. Ex Kammerer
Period: 19th Century
Origin: Sioux, Plains
Size: 16 1/2...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
19th Century Pair of Iroquois Moccasins
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Pair of Iroquois Moccasins, New York or Ontario, mid to late 19th Century, a worn pair of moccasins with suede bodies, blue trade cloth tops with red trade cloth border,...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Suede, Cotton, Beads
Native American Shoshone Beaded Belt Strip
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Fully beaded Shohsone belt on harness leather. Dark blue edging with lighter blue center having dispersed geometric designs.
Period: Late 19th century
Origin: Great Basin - Shoshone...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
19th Century Blackfeet Fighting Dag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfeet fighting dag native made with blade from a wagon wheel or barrel rim. Blade goes full length of handle and protrudes 8 1/4". Much patina from use. Fastened with nail rivets...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$15,000 / set
Native American Pueblo Painted Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo painted drum. Classic and colorful cottonwood drum with rawhide skin sides painted red, white and blue.
Period: Mid 20th century
Origin: Southwest, Cochiti
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Cheyenne Native American Dress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pre-reservation Cheyenne dress. Hand-sewn, pieced together; blue trade cloth, ribbon-like edging, cowry shell cape on both sides. This piece without any restoration. Hard to find thi...
Category
1870s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Pawnee Pipe Tomahawk, circa 1850-1870
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pawnee pipe tomahawk. File burnt and tacked with remnants of yellow paint over entire shaft. Exhibited in the Wichita Falls Museum 1967, Maryland Academy of Art and Science 1969, Flo...
Category
1850s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Northern Plains Gun Stock Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Gunstock club with carved and painted feather carvings at top, lines with red paint, 4" blade, original trade point. A real weapon of tiger maple. Except...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Maple
Native American Navajo Yei Weaving
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Navajo Indian single Yei rug weaving. In great original condition. Portrays single yei figure in center with feathered arrow designs going up either side. On top and ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Native American folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Native American folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Native American folk art made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Canada pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original folk art, popular names associated with this style include Native American Art, Navajo, Plateau Indians, and Navajo Indian Art. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $1,798.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
George Washington Memorabilia
Mexican Drum
Parade Shield
34 Star Flag
39 Star American Flag
39 Star Flag
Antique Cotton Basket
Carved Ship Figurehead
Fertility Wooden Figure
Painted Pantry Boxes
Wood And Hide Drum
38 Star Flag
Antique Copper Rooster Weathervane
Antique Horse Weathervanes
Antique Native American Bow
Antique Weathervane Horse
Folk Art Whirligig
Native American Beaded Dress