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
Ceramic
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic, Clay
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Multi-gemstone, Silver
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Glass, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Animal Skin, Hide, Glass, Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
1970s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Paper
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Canvas, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Natural Fiber
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Natural Fiber
1930s Canadian Vintage Native American Furniture
Wood
1920s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Fur
19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Earthenware
1860s American Antique Native American Furniture
Horn, Fabric, Beads
1920s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
1970s Canadian Vintage Native American Furniture
Wood
1960s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Other
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Tin
1920s Turkish Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
1830s Antique Native American Furniture
Paper
1880s American Antique Native American Furniture
Fur
1950s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide
1980s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Ceramic, Clay
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Acrylic
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
2010s Lebanese Native American Furniture
Copper
1880s American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Thread
Early 20th Century Austrian Native American Furniture
Bronze
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century Native American Furniture
Wool
1880s American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Gold
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Animal Skin, Hide, Leather, Beads
Late 19th Century North American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Silver Plate
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Silver Plate
1880s American Antique Native American Furniture
Sterling Silver
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Paper
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Wool