Native American Furniture
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
Period: Mid-20th Century
Antique Navajo Rug Yei Navajo Rare Human Geometric Handmade Wool Ivory, 1940
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige
Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7")
119cm x 170cm
Circa 1920
"The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug. All the figures are holding prayer sticks; there are feathers attached to the elbows of the figures in a vertical line. The colors of the rug are white, red, maroon, blue, tan, brown, grey, orange, rust and gold. The most common type of Navajo Yei rug are those with a white background color. Navajo Yei rugs were made at Lukachukai or in the Shiprock area or even Ganado. It is a fact that a Navajo Yei rug with many Yei figures and many colors will garner the highest value.
While Yei rugs are technically woven for the floor, they were often placed on couches, or hung on the wall like paintings, few actually touched the ground. The Yei figure is a frequently used pattern in Navajo rugs. Male Yei figures are generally pictured with round heads, and female Yei figures with square heads.
Modern Yei rugs are more often pictorial compositions, showing a row of front-facing stylized stick figures with a Rainbow Guardian which protects the figures on three sides, indicating the sand painting roots of this particular style. The Yei rug portrays ceremonies on a desire for healing, not only physical health, but also mental, spiritual, and even material well-being.
The "Holy People...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Navajo Yei Rug, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Gray Color
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Category
1950s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Small Vintage Lidded Coiled Basket
Located in Seguin, TX
Small Native American coiled raffia lidded basket. Nicely fitted lid with knob, no markings, very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Raffia
Vintage Chimayo Wool Woven Purse with a Silver Closure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Native American woven purse.
From Chimayo (a region inhabited by Pueblo Indians since about 1200 CE).
Dating from the 1940s - 1950s.
Principally...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by John Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example of a Nuu-chah-nulth northwest coast hand carved wood TOTEM pole by master carver John Williams, circa 1980s. Williams was the son of famed carver, Ray Williams, and Gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Materials
Wood
Native American Pueblo Pictorial Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo Indian pictorial drum of cottonwood log with rawhide. One side having horse and rider hunting buffalo with teepees in the background. The reverse with a Native...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Hide, Wood
Large Maria Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery vase with gunmetal finish, geometric band decorated shoulder; unusual style. Signed Marie. Collected circa 1930 by Clara Kingsley. 6" x 10".
San Ildefonso Pue...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery bowl with gunmetal finish, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 7 3/4" x 2 3/4". San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-century Ameri...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Julian Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar in uncommon shaped, signed Maria and Julian. 1925 - 1943; 5 3/4" x 6 1/4". Julian is Maria's husband and highly recognized. San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexic...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar by Marie Martinez, signed Marie. 1943 - 1956; 4" x 6"
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polished plain black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 9 1/2" x 2". San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-centu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with very finely etched feather design and three concentric bands, signed Marie and Santana. 1943 -1956; 5 3/4" x 6 1/2". San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Exceptional, Large Maria and Julian Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large black on black pottery jar with gunmetal finish. Exceptional etched design, banded top and middle, signed Marie and Julian. 1925 - 1943; 12" x 8"
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mex...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polished plain black on black pottery jar by Maria Martinez, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 4" x 4 1/4". San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Santana and Adam Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with feathered design, signed Santana and Adam Martinez. 1955 - 1975; 5 1/2" x 6 1/2"
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with gun metal finish, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 4 1/4" x 6". San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-century American ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with gunmetal finish, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 6" x 8". San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-century American potte...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware bowl. Geometric black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria and Santana. 1943 - 1956; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Clay
Set of Five Vintage Custom Hand Carved Witco Tiki Style Polynesian Side Chairs
Located in Elkton, MD
A set of 4 charming dining chairs made of rustic oak with rush seats. These chairs feature ladder-style backs. They are meticulously handcrafted, showcasing a simple yet elegant styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Rush, Oak
Vintage Navajo Rug, Pictorial, Zebra, Clouds, Birds, 1950s, Brown, Black, White
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage 1950s Pictorial Navajo Rug. Pictorial elements in this hand-woven textile include an African Zebra, tree, clouds and birds along with the words, "Africa Zebra". Woven of nat...
Category
1950s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Eye Dazzler Navajo Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77867 Vintage Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug, 02'09 x 03'11. Eye Dazzler Navajo rugs are intricate textiles crafted by the Navajo people of the Southwestern United States, characterized by their vibrant colors and mesmerizing geometric patterns. Originating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these rugs gained popularity during the trading post era for their bold designs, including repetitive diamond, zigzag, and stepped motifs that create an optical illusion when viewed from afar. Today, they remain prized as cultural treasures and works of art, reflecting both Navajo craftsmanship and their cultural significance within the broader context of Native American art and history.
With its bold expressive design, incredible detail, and texture, this hand-woven wool vintage Navajo Kilim rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Native American Pueblo Painted Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo painted drum. Classic and colorful cottonwood drum with rawhide skin sides painted red, white and blue.
Period: Mid 20th century
Origin: Southwest, Cochiti
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Navajo Style Textile Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage handwoven Navajo-style rug in good condition. This wool rug features a Native American traditional design pattern of stepped cross-shapes and hooks over a red ground. rende...
Category
1950s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Navajo Native American Lg Sandcast Sterling Naja Pendant Bench Bead Necklace
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fabulous large 3 inch by 2 1/2 inch sterling silver sandcast Naja pendant or enhancer which is currently hung on a 25 inch long bench made sterling silver bead necklace.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Native American Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Navajo Carpet ( 3'3'' x 6'4'' - 99 x 193 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Navajo Carpet ( 3'3'' x 6'4'' - 99 x 193 )
Category
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century American Navajo Eye Dazzler Carpet ( 3' x 4'2'' - 91 x 127 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Navajo Eye Dazzler Carpet ( 3' x 4'2'' - 91 x 127 )
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century American Navajo "Double Saddle" Rug ( 3' x 3'9"-92 x 115 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Navajo "Double Saddle" Rug
3' x 3'9"-92 x 115
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century American Navajo Carpet ( 3'4" x 5'2" - 102 x 157 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Navajo Carpet ( 3'4" x 5'2" - 102 x 157 )
Category
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning vintage Navajo rug with a pattern of diamonds reducing size and changing in color, and separated by zigzag or triangle patterns, all woven in...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Yei Navajo Indian Weaving Large Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving Yei pillow with cotton linen pillow.This large pillow is down & feather fill.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Inuit Native American Eskimo Signed Stone Carved Walrus Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful soapstone carving of a walrus by the indigenous Inuit People who inhabit parts of the arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska.
Signed ("E.Y.") and numbered/dat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Peruvian tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless beauty of this exquisite vintage South American Peru tapestry. Adorned with a captivating native design showcasing a vibrant town w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: Northwest - Tlingit, Native American
SIZE: 10 1/2"H x 4 1/2" x 2"
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Early 20th Century American Navajo Carpet ( 4'2" x 8'4" - 127 x 254 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Navajo Carpet ( 4'2" x 8'4" - 127 x 254 )
Category
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
1950s Native American Bear Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American fisher hand woven snowshoes with colored tassels and black bear silhouettes.
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: Maine, United States
SIZE: 51"L x 13"W
Family Owned & ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wood
Native American Navajo Antique Vintage Geometric Handwoven Wool Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
An intricately woven Native American Navajo rug featuring beautiful coloring and repeating geometric patterns for which the Navajo tribe is famed. In fantastic original vintage condition.
From a Los Angeles collection of Native American artifacts...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Native American Southwestern Navajo Beaded Hair Clip Bow Barrette 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Native American / Navajo seed bead hair clip / bow / barrette featuring a colorful floral theme with white, red, yellow, green, and blue. Purchased in the 1960s-1970s at Gil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Native American Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beads
Navajo Native American Sterling Silver & Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
Old pawn vintage Southwest Navajo Indian sterling silver turquoise squash blossom necklace. No apparent makers mark. Features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Yeibichai Navajo Rug with Six Female Yei Holding Prayer Staffs
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78502 Vintage Yeibichai Navajo Rug, 05'03 x 07'03. Emanating Southwest style with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven vintage Navajo Yeibichai rug is a captivating vision o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Large Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug, 4'2" x 9'4"
Located in Evanston, IL
Antique Large Navajo eye dazzler rug with black, white, red and grey. in perfect condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
RC Gorman Original Lithograph Night
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Original RC Gorman Lithograph Night low number 14/70. All of the markings, torn edges, hallmarks. Signed 1975.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Paper
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 Furniture
Materials
Wood
RC Gorman Expectation Lithograph Original
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Original RC Gorman Lithograph low number 14/70. All of the markings, torn edges, hallmarks. Signed 1976.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Paper
Massive Antique Navajo Carpet
Located in Stockton, NJ
An exceptionally large and rare antique Navajo rug dating from the 1940s to the 1950s. This striking Ganado carpet boasts a vivid "Greek Key" design in hues of red, black, and cream ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
1930s American Navajo Carpet ( 3'6" x 5'9" - 107 x 175 )
Located in New York, NY
1930s American Navajo Carpet ( 3'6" x 5'9" - 107 x 175 )
Category
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Mexican Zapotec Flat-Weave Carpet ( 5' x 7' - 152 x 213 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Mexican Zapotec Flat-Weave Carpet ( 5' x 7' - 152 x 213 )
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Native American Indian Chief Themed Gold Ring with Polychromed Features. C. 1955
Located in Incline Village, NV
Circa 1955, uniquely designed, well crafted vintage 14k gold ring, depicting an Indian Chief in full headdress regalia with colorful polychrome features. Attention to detail with fin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Gold
Vintage Ganado Navajo Rug, Earthy Southwestern Meets Luxury Lodge
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78632 Vintage Ganado Navajo Rug, 01'07 x 02'11.
Earthy Southwestern meets luxury lodge in this handwoven Navajo rug. The eye-catching Ganado design and ne...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Materials
Wool
Southwest Genuine Skookum Native American Women Dolls - Set of 4 from 1930s
By Skookum
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four genuine Skookum dolls. Made with leather, real hair, wool, and fabric, these Native American dolls were the original American Girl....
Category
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Native American furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Native American furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, rugs and carpets, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Native American furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Native American Art, Navajo, Sioux Indian Art, and Plateau Indians. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $58 and tops out at $195,000 while the average work can sell for $2,950.
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