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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1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Other
1870s American Antique Native American Furniture
Shell
1990s American Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Other
1880s American Antique Native American Furniture
Fur
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Canvas
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Linen, Glass, Walnut, Paper
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Other
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Other
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Clay
Late 20th Century Mexican Native American Furniture
Clay
1930s Canadian Vintage Native American Furniture
Cedar
1880s American Antique Native American Furniture
Beads
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide
1970s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Sterling Silver
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Plastic
1950s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Other
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Natural Fiber
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Horn
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Pottery
1920s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Cedar
1950s Vintage Native American Furniture
1970s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Concrete
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century Native American Furniture
Bronze
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Pottery
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
20th Century Native American Furniture
Metal, Copper, Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Other
Mid-20th Century South American Native American Furniture
Cotton, Wool
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century South American Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Earthenware
1880s American Antique Native American Furniture
Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Other
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Hide, Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Hide, Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Other
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Furniture
Other
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Late 20th Century Mexican Native American Furniture
Pottery
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood