Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
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 Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide
Early 19th Century Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Mid-20th Century Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Precious Stone, Purpleheart, Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Cedar
20th Century Unknown Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide, Birch
20th Century Canadian Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Cedar
Late 20th Century Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, Beads
1990s Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Paper
1880s American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Gold
1940s American Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Glass, Wood, Oak, Paper
1930s American Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Fabric, Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide
1830s Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Paper
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1880s American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Sterling Silver
1950s Canadian Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Stone, Silver
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Sterling Silver
1980s American Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Cedar
1980s North American Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Clay, Leather
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Cedar
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Other
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Other
Early 19th Century American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Beads
1950s Canadian Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Cedar
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1930s American Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Plastic
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Cedar
Early 20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Hide, Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Stone, Sterling Silver
1930s American Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Cedar
1940s American Vintage Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Other
Mid-20th Century American Native American Collectibles and Curiosities
Sterling Silver