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.
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Style: Native American
Sioux Beaded Pipe Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux beaded pipe bag. Having large-beaded panels both sides on brain tanned buffalo. Bead patterns feature white background with green and blue tradition...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
$4,025
Yoly Ledezma Signed Native American Pueblo Mata Ortiz Casas Grandes Pottery Vase
By Mata Ortiz
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful designed, shaped and decorated ceramic vase by Ingenious Southwest Native American potter Yolanda (Yoly/Yolly) Ledezma of Casas Grandes Pottery in Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua,...
Category
20th Century Mexican Native American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Native Apache Beaded Strike-a-light Pouch
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Apache beaded strike-a-light. Fully beaded both sides. Red ochre covered with double tin cone drops. Blue padre bead handle and chain drops from flap. 4" x...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
R. S. Macdonald, 'Raven Stealing the Sun', Framed Drawing, Canada, C.2001
Located in Chatham, ON
R. S. MACDONALD (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - 'Raven Stealing the Sun' - Aboriginal colored pencil drawing on paper - original metal frame with single matte board and glass - title...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Native American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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 Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux fully beaded moccasins. Red, white and blue with geometric stacked colors. Hard soles, cotton cuff edging.
Period: Late 19th Century
Origin: Gr...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
A Decorative Tribal Kilim Pillow with an Eagle Sitting on a Field of Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pillow made of heavy woven threat / yarn in a field of red with a Bird or Eagle being represented on the top. The Pillow is great as a small accent pillow on a bench of with other...
Category
20th Century Native American Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Yarn
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 Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Navajo Transitional Pillow
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo transitional pillow. Handmade pillow with front made of brown and black leather with strip of Navajo 1880's transitional weaving down center...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Leather
Plateau Parfleche Envelope, circa 1900
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Plateau painted parfleche envelope painted in green, blue, orange, yellow and red.
Period: circa 1900
Origin: Plateau
Size: 28" L x 12" W.
Family ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Northern Plains Pictorial Scabbard
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Rifle scabbard on brain tanned elk. Exceptional beading. Warrior with double trailer headdress. Coupstick on war pony one side, two florals on reverse.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide
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 Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Ceramic Native American Nemadji Swirl Vase in Red 20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Native American ceramic nemadji vase. Marbled in unglazed red and cream, this will be a beautiful piece to add to a current collection. It is ...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Indian weaving pillow. Zippered sham. Feather and down insert.
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinle Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chinle Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillows - pair. Feather and down inserts. Zippered shams.
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Navajo Weaving Circa 1910
By Navajo
Located in Hudson, NY
Circa 1900, Navajo weaving, likely Ganado, with a very simple and modern design. Nice mottling of the natural colors. This is a very bold weaving, likely a double saddle blanket. Thi...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Geometric Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large eye dazzler bolster pillow has a black cotton linen backing. This brown and grey with black trim eye dazzler is in good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$775 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Folk Art
Materials
Agate
Navajo Saddle Blanket Pillows, Set of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of three Navajo saddle blanket pillows are all from one saddle blanket.
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Authentic Native American Beaded Sioux Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Stunning Sioux moccasins, beaded, primarily in blue and white, with flag motif and horse hair tuffs on tabs.
Period: circa 1880
Origin: Sioux, Plains...
Category
1880s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Vibrant Double T's Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a real good and very unusual double T's Navajo Indian weaving pillow. The vibrant cherry red and brown weaving is in wonderful condition. The backing is in a chocolate brown ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Streak of Lighting Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These fantastic and detailed weaving pillows are in great as found condition. We are selling them in pairs at 950 a pair. The backings are in brown and tan cotton linen.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,516 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Pottery Canteen, 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polychrome pottery canteen
Acoma
1920
Measures: 8 inches height x 6 inches diameter.
Clay, mineral pigments, corn cob.
A wonderful example of an antique polychrome Acoma Pueblo Pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
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 Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Beautiful Navajo Weaving Pillow with Cross
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Navajo weaving pillow with cross. Beautiful colors Olive green, forest green, off white, rust, browns, and black. The backing a a textured green velvet. Zippered casing. Fe...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Down, Feathers
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Eye Dazzler Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo eye dazzler Indian weaving pillow. Feather and down insert and zippered insert.
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Soul Mates Utah Alabaster Sculpture by RD Tsosie
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous piece of native American art, namely, “Soul Mates” sculpture by RD Tsosie, made from Utah Alabaster.
By the renowned Navajo Contemporary artist, Robert Dale ...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of German Town Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are two different patterns weaving pillows both will black linen pillows. Sold as a group of two pillows. One pillow is 16 x 16 , the larger fringe pillow is 16 x 17.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Athebascan Tribe Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Athebascan tribe moccasins with very thin hide and beadwork. Fawn or antelope. Simple classic design. Neat display - shows use.
Period: Last half of the 19th century
Origin: Atheba...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Animal Skin
Santee Sioux Gauntlets
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Santee Sioux beaded gauntlets. Striking colorful gauntlets with fringed sides and classic beading on the cuff, hand and fingers. Desig...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
$4,025
Antique Navajo Regional Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An antique Navajo rug from southwest America distinguished by an allover pattern of cruciform elements on a soft grey background. Rugs if this type have been collected for their auth...
Category
1920s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
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 Native American Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Down, Feathers
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Down, Feathers
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Crow Beaded Tepee Bag, Plains Indian Antique, Circa 1860-1875
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite 19th-century Crow (Plains Indian) beaded Tepee bag, dating from circa 1860-1875, is a rare and authentic example of Native American artistry. The bag is expertly const...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Untitled 'Kachina Doll', Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Hand colored lithograph by artist Swankar Hanumann of a kachina (Katsina) Doll standing on a pedestal holding a rattle and bow. Presen...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Hupa/Yurok Hat Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hupa/Yurok polychrome basketry hat with imbricated dark brown banded stripe and red geometric motifs, band below rim and at base. 3.875" H x 6.25"D. Circa 1900.
Family Owned & Oper...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$2,530
Unusual 20th Century Kachina "style" Doll of a Navajo Figure with Large Hands
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Painted cottonwood Kachina "style" doll depicting a Navajo, circa 1940s. It is in good condition, with bright color. Kachina dolls were usually created to teach Hopi children the var...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Native American Coushatta Lidded Pine Needle Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Coushatta lidded pine needle basket with pine cone and needle décor two sides and top. This woven by L.C. John, the last of the great Coushatta basket...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Monumental Signed Native American Alabaster Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Art Acquisitions Of A
Monumental Signed...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster
$1,871 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Classic Zuni Inlaid Ranger Buckle Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking example of a vintage Zuni inlaid and sterling silver ranger buckle set, circa 1970s.
This is classic Zuni ranger set consists of turquoise, je...
Category
1970s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver, Other
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 Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Navajo Crystal Weaving
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Navajo crystal weaving. Featuring classic crystal design in colors of grey, black, white, and red. Bold and dark Great for floor or wall display in a Southwestern sty...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$4,025
Native American Chippewa Catlinite T-Pipe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century Chippewa pipe with weeping hearts. Long stem Chippewa T-pipe with file burnt stem and steatite bowl having red Catlinite weeping hearts and pewter inlay. The bowl is squ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
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 Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate
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 Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Silver Plated Indian Beaded Coin Purse by "Bostonia Company", circa 1903
Located in Incline Village, NV
A particularly fine quality rare and difficult to find Native American silver plated beaded coin purse, with an image of an Indian chief. The beading...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate
Hupa/Yurok Hat Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hupa/Yurok basketry hat with imbricated dark and light brown banded stripe and geometric motifs. 3.75" H x 6.125"D.
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, except...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$2,530
Raspberry Alabaster Feather Bundled Bear Fetish with Heart Line
By Amos Pino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raspberry Alabaster feather bundled bear Fetish with distinct heart line
Amos Pino
1998
Ramah Navajo Band, Navajo Reservation, El Morro, New Mexico
M...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Alabaster
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 Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Long Navajo Braided Horsehair Rope
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Braided Horsehair Rope
1890s
Braided horsehair, leather
20 ' Long
A rare late 19th Century Navajo braided horsehair rope, 20 feet in overall length, appearing in very go...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Native American Folk Art
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 Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Maidu Basketry Bowl, 1910-1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maidu basketry bowl
1910 - 1920
Willow and Devil's Claw
Measures: 3.25 inches H. x 10.25 inches L. x 7.25 W.
This basket appears in excellent original unrestored condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Willow
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 Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Pottery Water Canteen, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pottery Canteen
Acoma
1900
6 inches Height x 5.50 inches Diameter.
Clay, mineral pigments, twined fiber cordage, corn cob.
A wonderful example of an antique polychrome Acoma Pueblo...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Museum Documented Pima Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pima basket de-accessioned from the Denver Museum of National History. Ex. Crane Collection and before the Smith Museum. With documentation.
Period: circa 1900
Origin: Pima
Size: 13...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Hopi Tasaf Katsina, c. 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tasaf Katsina
Hopi
1940s
10 inches H. x 4.50 inches W. x 3.75 inches D.
Cottonwood root, mineral pigments, dyed horsehair, feathers.
Very good original condition overall.
An wonderful example of the Hopi Tasaf Katsina circa early to mid 1940s.
Katsina dolls...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique 1890 Navajo Germantown Eyedazzler Rug in Red, Green, Yellow, Black
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional 19th-century Navajo Germantown rug is a vibrant example of Native American textile art from the late 1800s. Woven in a dazzling Eyedaz...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$4,995 Sale Price
26% Off
1930s Navajo Rug from Ganado Trading Post, Wool in Brown, Black, Red & Ivory
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage 1930s Navajo rug is a stunning example of Ganado pictorial weaving, featuring a bow and arrow motif. Woven with native handspun wool, th...
Category
1930s American Vintage 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.
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