Native American Furniture
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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Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Fur
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century Mexican Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Furniture
Wool
1950s Canadian Vintage Native American Furniture
Cedar
20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Wool, Down, Feathers
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Cedar
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Furniture
Other
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Leather, Beads
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Leather, Wood
20th Century Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century Mexican Native American Furniture
Wool
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
1920s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Furniture
Porcelain
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Natural Fiber
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Furniture
Porcelain
1970s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Concrete
20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Wool, Linen, Down, Feathers
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Clay
1910s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Coral, Alabaster
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Glass
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic
1960s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Coral, Sterling Silver
1980s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century Mexican Native American Furniture
Wool
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
1940s Mexican Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
1970s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Earthenware, Pottery
1990s Unknown Native American Furniture
Ceramic
1980s North American Vintage Native American Furniture
Sterling Silver
1920s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Birch
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic, Felt, Paint
Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Antler
Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Straw
20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
1990s American Native American Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wood