Native American Paintings
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
Iroquois Native American Portrait Painting Turtle Clan Warrior - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking, one-of-a-kind original Native American Iroquois portrait painting, featuring a distinguished Turtle Clan warrior in traditional full-feathered headdress. This evocative p...
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20th Century American Native American Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
P. VILLENEUVE - 'Les Patineurs' - Framed Watercolor Painting - Canada - C.1993
Located in Chatham, ON
PIERRETTE VILLENEUVE (b.1944 - Aboriginal Metis Huron Wendat) - 'Les Patineurs - Canal Rideau' (The Ice Skaters - Rideau Canal) - Vintage watercolor painting on paper - original meta...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Paintings
Materials
Metal
Pueblo Harvest Dance, vintage Painting by Jose Roybal (San Ildefonso Pueblo)
By Jose Roybal
Located in Denver, CO
An original watercolor painting by San Ildefonso (Pueblo) Native American artist, Jose Roybal (1922-1978) depicting the Pueblo Harvest Dance. Presented in ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Native American Paintings
Materials
Paper
Blackfeet Indians Prints by Weinhold Reis
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Set of ten Weinhold Reis colored lithographs of the Blackfeet; period frames - Scalping Woman; Wife of Night Shoots; Lazy Boy; Blackfeet Medicine Man; Long Ti...
Category
1940s Vintage Native American Paintings
Materials
Other
Robert Gary Miller Native American Original Artist Proof Lithograph "Pauline"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Robert Gary Miller "Pauline" ( Indigenous Canadian 1950-) 1990 signed and numbered 7/10 artist proof lithograph. Framed and matted. See our other items for more R.G. Miller paintings.
Actual size- 22.5" H x 18.5" W, framed size- 33.38 H x 28.75 W
About the Artist
Robert Gary Miller-Lahiaaks was born in 1950 on the six nations...
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1990s Canadian Native American Paintings
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Roland Kakegamic Original Woodland School Drawings - Set of 3
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of three framed Woodland School pen and ink drawings by Roland Kakegamic, Canadian First Nations artist (b.1958). Scenes depict families of loons, and a bird man with a bird an...
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1980s Canadian Vintage Native American Paintings
Materials
Paper
Untitled 'Kachina Doll', Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Hand colored lithograph by artist Swankar Hanumann of a kachina (Katsina) Doll standing on a pedestal holding a rattle and bow. Presen...
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20th Century American Native American Paintings
Materials
Paper
Original Large Painting, Native American Ledger Drawing Style by Randy Lee White
Located in Denver, CO
Original painting by Randy Lee White Native American Indian ledger style in acrylic on canvas with assemblage including feather and wood. Wrapped canva...
Category
20th Century American Native American Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Henry Raschen Important "Portrait of an American West Pioneer" C. 1885
Located in Atlanta, GA
Portrait by Henry Raschen (American / German, October 2, 1856 – August 24, 1937). Oil on Canvas Laid to Panel. Measures: 19.375" w x 21.5" h (frame), 10.125" w x 12.25" h (image).
H...
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19th Century American Antique Native American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
A pair of Native American Framed Paintings of Man and Woman - Signed Jon Tiger
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed pair of a Native American man in woman. These paintings are by Oklahoma artist Jon Tiger. They were created in 1991 and feature a side profile portrait painting of the two. ...
Category
20th Century American Native American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Native American Abstract Landscape TeePee Painting on Canvas - Oklahoma 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A Native American abstract landscape painting of a grouping of teepees. Created on acrylic primed canvas, this piece is a great example of expressionist or abstract art. It uses a va...
Category
20th Century American Native American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Oil on Canvas Art by Jean Richardson
By Jean Richardson
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Unframed canvas by Oklahoma artist Jean Richardson known for her wonderful abstract western inspired works of art.
Credits and museums include:
Thoma...
Category
1980s American Vintage Native American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Len Agrella SPLIT SHIELD, Mix Media Original Art, 1978
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the captivating Mixed Media Painting titled "Split Shield" by acclaimed artist Len Agrella, USA 1978. This stunning artwork is a true testament...
Category
1970s American Vintage Native American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Feathers
John Hauser "Mountain Desert Trail" Dated, 1896
By John Hauser
Located in Incline Village, NV
Dated 1896, gouache on paper, and signed lower right; this painting by John Hauser (1859-1913) is so popular that it has been reproduced in several mediums...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Paintings
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Canvas
Vintage Native American Painting Oil on Wood
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of cultural elegance to your space with this Vintage Native American Monotone Painting, Oil on Wood. Featuring a striking monotone ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Native American Paintings
Materials
Metal
Antique Native American Painting Sitting Bull ( 1831-1890) by A.Champollion
By Champollion
Located in Doha, QA
Andre Champollion, the grandson of J.F. Champollion, who deciphered the Rosetta Stone, was born in Paris, France September 20, 1880. He attended and graduated from Harvard University in 1902 and lived in New York City. He was called to enlist in the French army during World War I and was killed in action on March 23, 1914.
After Andre graduated from Harvard, he spent the following year traveling the globe. Most of his work was influenced by the places he traveled to, the people he met, and the cultures he experienced. Most of his collection was donated to Harvard University by Andre’s wife, Adelaide Bramwell in 1931. This collection of sketches, drawings, paintings, notebooks, and photographs currently resides at the Peabody Museum. Andre Champollion’s painting of Sitting Bull is one of his greatest masterpieces.
Sitting Bull is an iconic Native American figure known throughout the world for his resistance against the United States Army and uniting the Sioux tribes. His first battle against the US army was in 1863, and again in 1864, each interaction convinced Sitting Bull to never sign a treaty that would force his people onto a reservation. Unfortunately, his chief signed a treaty for the Great Sioux Reservation in 1868.
In 1874, gold was discovered within the borders of their reservation. The US government redrew the reservation lines to force the Native Americans to move 240 miles in the middle of winter. Sitting Bull refused and with the help of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Sioux tribes, they faced off against General George Crook on June 17, 1876, winning the battle. Sitting Bull’s most famous battle victory was June 25, 1876, against General George Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Three thousand Native Americans against six hundred military men.
However, in May 1877, Sitting Bull moved his people to Canada to escape the US government and starvation due to the decreasing buffalo population that his tribe relied on. Despite the move, resources became scarce and Sitting Bull surrendered to the US Army on July 20, 1881 in exchange for pardons for his people. He was a prisoner of war at Fort Randall in South Dakota for two years until he was moved to Standing Rock Reservation.
The Ghost Dance...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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