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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Macrame Boho Staircase Hanging Lamp in the Style of Native American, 1970s
Located in Hannover, DE
Rarely large hanging lamp ideal for a staircase. The total length with the elaborately braided cable is 340 cm and is therefore ideal for particularly high rooms. Of course, you can ...
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
$974Sale Price|25% Off
Monumental White Stone Pillar Table Lamp in Southwest Style with Incised Etching
Located in Lomita, CA
The size, the shape and the weight of this lamp cause it to stand out from the crowd. It is truly monumental at 38 inches tall. The lamp exudes Southwest and Aztec style with etching that appears on both sides. It is a midcentury modern incised white stone pillar lamp. It is In the Southwest American style, and from the mid to late 20th Century.Of oval section, the pillar-form body is incised in a Native American weaving...
Stone, Travertine
Native American Style Red Leather Banded Acanthas Leafed Chandelier
Located in Asheville, NC
Unique Native American style meets modern, ten light candelabra chandelier with crackled paint, red leather bands and polished steel orbs.
Steel
Industrial Hanging Lamp with Milk Glass, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Industrial lamp from 1970s. Cast aluminium top. Enamel shade. Milk glass. New porcelain socket for E 27 lightbulbs and wire. Weight: 2 kg.
Aluminum, Iron
American Art Deco Midcentury Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
American Art Deco period polygonal round chandelier (12 sides/12 glasses/six bulbs). 12 stripes of metal on the top part facing the ceiling and reflecting the light down through the ...
Metal
$2,660 / set
H 33.25 in W 19 in D 11.25 in
Monumental Pair of Table Lamps Gold Brass Pagoda Style with Shade Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful pair of large monumental table lamps or side table lamps. Made of brass, in Italy. Each light requires one European E27 / 110 Volt Edison bulb, up to 60 watts. They come wi...
Metal, Brass
$6,868
H 24.5 in Dm 28.5 in
American Style Art Deco Bronze and Alabaster Shades Chandelier or Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking and exclusive 1920s light fixture for the perfect atmosphere. If you are looking for a remarkable light fixture to grace your living spac...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Bitossi off White Incised Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy 1960's
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Incised ceramic table lamp by Bitossi, the lamp is rewired with a keyed socket and silk cord with a period-styled plug. No shade included.
Brass
$1,500
H 9 in W 16 in D 16 in
American Arts and Crafts Style Iridescent Glass and Bronze 4 Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Vintage four light chandelier with golden iridescent glass shades in the manner of Tiffany Favrile and Aurene glass from Steuben.
Metal
Red Leather Meander Chandelier with Flexible Arms
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Seven-arm Meander ceiling mount chandelier with antique brass fittings, shown in custom red leather. Adjustable arms are 38" overall length; final specs depend on how arms are posed....
Metal, Brass
Macramé rope pendant lamp in the style of Audoux et Minet, France, 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lyon, FR
Charming macramé pendant lamp made entirely of natural rope, with a wooden top ring, crafted in France in the 1960s, in the style of Audoux and Minet. ...
Rope
Vintage Scandinavian Nautical Hanging Lamp in Brass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beatifully made chain-suspended Scandinavian Ceiling Lamp by The style is Nautical/Maritime and it will add a cosy twist to any modern interior. The light is in a very nice vintage c...
Metal, Brass
Murano Style Glass Leaf Chandelier, Brass Frame, North America, 1980s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A leaf shaped chandelier (or ceiling pendant) mounted on a plated gold brass frame, in the style of Murano. Features 6 striped etched frosted and clear shaped press glass leaves, alo...
Brass
$11,200 / item
H 60 in Dm 36 in
DAX VERTICAL CHANDELIER - Modern Gold Leafed Sculptural Rebar Lighting Design
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
DAX VERTICAL CHANDELIER - Modern Gold Leafed Sculptural Rebar Lighting Design The Dax chandelier is a stunning work of art that is sure to elevate the ...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Gold Leaf
French Monumental Table or Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental French table or floor lamp. Designed and manufactured in France, circa the 1970s. Perforated cylinders scale up or down in size and ...
Steel
Sold
H 93.31 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
Tall vintage palmwood & leather Teepee floor lamp by Pacific Green c1990s
Located in Hastings, GB
This extra tall 'Teepee' palmwood & leather floor lamp, manufactured in Fiji by Pacific Green, c1990s. Waxed leather shade, with sisal and leather details. Newly rewired with braided...
Palmwood
Western Landscape Bison Lamp by California Ceramic Designers Inc.
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage ceramic lamp by California Ceramic Designers Inc. featuring a Southwestern landscape around the circumference with three nicely de...
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Native American Southwest Chandelier
Located in Denver, CO
Southwest Chandelier from circa 1930s. Originally hung in the Hilton Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico which was built in 1939. At the time, this was the fourth hotel Conrad Hilton...
Metal
Large Pair of Southwestern Table Lamps by Casual Lamps of California
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Large and Impressive Pair of Southwestern Table Lamps by Casual Lamps of California, Incised design of stylized partridge and lizard combined ...
Pottery
Two Native American Pottery Lamp Bases, Zia Pueblo
Located in Denver, CO
A pair of earthenware lamps finely painted in polychrome with slip glazes in a classic Zia motif. Zia Pueblo is located 18 miles northwest of Bernalillo,...
Earthenware
Pair of Vintage Bitossi Italian Art Pottery Navajo Tribal Lamps
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Large and heavy pair of hand-turned, vintage Bitossi lamps with earth colored glazes in geometric Navajo style tribal pattern over a basket weave...
Pottery