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.
$4,347Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Navajo Rug Geometric Blanket Wool Rug Handmade 94cmx163cm Gray 3x5 1940
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Navajo Rug Geometric Blanket Wool Rug Handmade 94cm x 163cm Gray 3x5 1940 3' x5' (3'1" x 5'4") 94cm x 163cm Circa 1940 "Magnificent Vintage Geometric Navajo Blanket ...
Wool
$4,600Sale Price|32% Off
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...
Wool
Antique Navajo Chief Blanket Third Phase Revival
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Navajo chief blanket of the third phase circa 1895-1920s. The chief blanket is the highest achievement of the Navajo textile develop...
Yarn
$2,560Sale Price|35% Off
Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Tree of Life Handwoven Rug Tapestry
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...
Wool
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Navajo Wool Wall Hanging
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful little tapestry / wall hanging or table decoration with a geometrical Navajo design pattern. Woven with wool on cotton. Very good vintage condition. Dimensions excludes the...
Wool
Northern Plains Pictorial Scabbard
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Rifle scabbard on brain tanned elk. Exceptional beading. Warrior with double trailer headdress. Coupstick on war pony one side, two florals on reverse. ...
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$4,714Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Navajo Rug Rare Trellis Rug Optical Antique Handwoven Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Optical Illusion Handwoven 2x3 Tapestry 2.3" x 3.2" 97cm x 66cm. "Magnificent Navajo rug with a super rare geometric optical illusion."-ARC Navajo rugs made from the Crystal area are known for their soft, beautiful, muted earth tones achieved by vegetal dyes. Some colors you can expect from these natural rugs are tan, grey, white, brown, orange, red and yellow. Geometric patterns are usually the focus of these Crystal rugs which are handwoven. The rugs come in a variety of sizes from under four feet to over seven feet long. Though inspired by J.B. Moore more than 100 years ago, by the 1940's, the Crystal style changed with the times. Original J.B. Moore era Crystal Navajo rugs...
Wool
$24,375Sale Price|35% Off
19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Carpet (5'5" x 7'2"-165 x 218)
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Blanket ( 5'5" x 7'2"-165 x 218 ) 19th Century Transitional Period Navajo Carpet Circa 1880 Wool Flat Weave USA Dimensions: 5'5" ×...
Wool
19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa bandolier bag with a pocket. Unique outer edging around center bag with bugle beads, and white and red bugle beads ending in white tuffs at bottom. Matching shoulder straps having bugle beads and green fringe at divide. Nice and visual vintage piece of Native American...
Other
19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa fully beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket, floral beading on intermediate panel and delicate edge beading and faceted bead drops. ...
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19th Century Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine Native American Chippewa floral beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket. Intermediate panel beaded on black velvet. Matching shoulder s...
Beads
Native American Navajo Yei Hand-Woven Tapestry Throw Rug Wall Art, USA, c. 1970s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a vintage Native American Navajo pictorial tapestry with hand-woven images. Navajo and other Pueblo Peoples rugs are generally flat woven with wool for the body of the ru...
Wool
19th Century Assiniboine Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine native Assiniboine fully beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Floral and leaf design with green bugle bead drops ending in pompoms. Full...
Beads
$3,180Sale Price / set|25% Off
Vintage Mexican Non Identical Pair Rug Human Hand woven Wool Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mexican Tapestries Tapestry Flat Woven Rug 8x6 8x5 234cm 176cm 226cm x 143cm "This is a pair of magnificent vintage tapestries. This p...
Wool
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...
Wool, Cotton
Mid Century Navajo Tapestry Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Navajo tapestry with a native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmansh...
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Navajo Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century South American tapestry with beautiful design with eagle and brown and yellow colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotto...
Wool
Vintage Pictorial Rug with Native American Couple, Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
74341, vintage Pictorial rug with Native American couple, tapestry wall hanging. This vintage pictorial rug displays a beautiful use of naturalis...
Wool
Native Kiowa 19th Century Pictorial Child's Teepee
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Child's teepee depicting highly graphic battle scene painted on brain tanned deer skin. This piece was acquired from Wilma Silvey, age 89, in 2005, white woman, was handed down through her husband's family, Joseph Silvey (Silverfish). His father was "Long Hair Hanging" (Kiowa Comanche) and his mother...
Other
Large and Rare Antique Navajo Klagetoh Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a rare antique Navajo rug, a truly magnificent piece of textile, circa 1920s-1930s. Distinguished in its massive size (68 by 131 inches), intricate designs and superb wor...
Wool
Large Navajo Crystal Area Weaving, circa 1920
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo crystal area weaving. Exceptionally bright with nice variations in the dyes. Great condition. Period: circa 1920s Origin: Navajo, Southwest Size: 7'5" x 9'9". Family Owned &...
Wool
19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Extra-large Chippewa beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Black bead drops ending in blue yarn. Bright and visual vintage piece of Native Americ...
Beads
19th Century Native Sauk Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine geometric Native American Sauk people bandolier bag with loom beaded geometric panels. Blue and black yarn tuffs. Minor deterioration on red salvage, not distracting. Great v...
Beads
Navajo Crystal Area Weaving/Runner
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo crystal with graphic black and red borders. 6'2" x 3'7". Great for hallway as runner length. Little wear. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: circa 1910 Dimensions: 6'2" x 3'7...
Wool
Navajo Wide Ruins Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Wide ruins; hand spun. 36" x 58". Colors of browns, orange and yellows. Great wearing rug for bedroom or bathroom. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: Circa ...
Wool
Navajo Crystal Area Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo crystal with white center having multiple cross design, bright Ganada red with variations. 37" x 56". Beautiful, bright reds and creams. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: ci...
Wool
$2,900Sale Price|41% Off
H 12.88 in W 15 in D 0.88 in
Historical B/W Photograph of Native American Navajo Pottery Makers
Located in Miami, FL
A Window into History: 1922 Portrait by Odile Bouligny This captivating black and white photograph, captured in 1922 by renowned French photographer Odile Bouligny, offers a glimpse into a bygone era. The image portrays a mother and daughter, both Navajo pottery...
Paper
Vintage Tapestry Wall Hanging Decor Hunting Scene
Located in Barntrup, DE
This colorful vintage tapestry depicts a European hunting scene from the 18th century. It is made from wool and cotton and features four loops for easy hanging. Crafted in Belgium d...
Wool, Cotton
$5,599Sale Price|20% Off
W 57 in L 74 in
Antique Navajo Carpet, Handmade Wool, Neutral colors, Ivory, Beige, Gray & Brown
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 rega...
Wool
Opticals Wall Hanging Dazzle Handwoven Wool in Black and White
Located in Istanbul, TR
Opticals taps into the visual phenomenon of optical illusions. The collection explores the visual potential of the very basic weaving technique of creating vertical lines. Inspir...
Wool
Pictorial Indian Weaving Pillows with Birds
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun group of weaving pillows have the initial E on them and are all have cotton linen backings. Down and feather fill. Sold as a group of three.
Wool
Antique Navajo Regional Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An antique Navajo rug from southwest America distinguished by an allover pattern of cruciform elements on a soft grey background. Rugs if this type have been collected for their auth...
Wool
$2,150
H 22 in W 29 in D 0.07 in
Navajo Picture Writing On Muslin, Two Humpback Yeis with Two Bat Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown Navajo Medicine Man Navajo picture writing on muslin Two Humpback Yeis With Two Bat Guardians Muslin, mineral pigments, sand Navajo Medicine Ma...
Other
$26,999
W 101 in L 150 in
Large Antique Eye Dazzler Navajo Carpet, Handmade, Wool, Beige, Tan, Gray & Red
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 rega...
Wool
Antique Belgian Verdure Royal Hunting Tapestry, Flemish Renaissance Revival
Located in Dallas, TX
77518 Antique Belgian Verdure Tapestry, 06'10 x 16'07. Woven with a reverence for nature and nobility, this antique Belgian verdure tapestry evokes the poetic splendor of royal fores...
Wool
EOS Wall Hanging Tufted Rug Wool
Located in Istanbul, TR
Named after the Greek Goddess of Dawn, EOS is a tufted wall rug designed to introduce tactile enrichment for the walls. Wall rugs come with a hanging att...
Other
19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa bandolier bag with a pocket. Unique outer edging around center bag with bugle beads, and white and red bugle beads ending in white tuffs at bottom. Matching shoulder straps having bugle beads and green fringe at divide. Nice and visual vintage piece of Native American...
Other
Native American Navajo Handwoven Wool Geometric Rug Mat
Located in Studio City, CA
A nicely woven wool mat/rug in a geometric pattern which the Navajo tribe is famed for. In fantastic vintage condition. Originally acquired some years ago and placed in storage for good keeping. From a large collection of Native American artifacts...
Wool
Antique Navajo Kilim Yei Tapestry Rug Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Navajo Kilim Yei Tapestry Rug Wall Art Country: United States Materials: Wool Style: Navajo Year: 1940s $1,895 Dimensions: 42”H x 43”W.
Wool
Antique Navajo Rug Yei Navajo Rare Human Geometric Handmade Wool 1950
Located in New York, NY
Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Yei Navajo Handwoven Rug 3x6 Tapestry 3'2" x 5'8" 97cm x 173cm. "Magnificent Navajo rug with a rare Geometric human figures"-Antiqu...
Wool
Antique Navajo Rug Rare Folk Rug Geometric Handmade Wool Beige 1920
Located in New York, NY
Navajo Rug Flat Woven RugTapestry Beige 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7") 119cm x 170cm Circa 1920 "This piece has a light brown border (perimeter) - the top and the bottom border of the rug is frayed. The inner border is a narrow brown/black color. The next inner border is a narrow tan color. The main background color of the rug is a tan grey color. The central design of the rug is a stepped design in light tan, brown, red and black/brown in half diamond shapes and a full diamond shape in the center. The center of the full diamond shape is a top and bottom hook design. On each side of the diamond shapes are zigzag, sawtooth, wide lines in light tan and black/brown colors. NOTE: it would be beneficial to have the rug on a wall-hanging apparatus; the two tacks on each upper corner will weaken the threads. The rug is a Navajo Crystal area rug of Western New Mexico. The Crystal Trading Post (established 1896; now closed) was located on the Navajo Reservation in far Western New Mexico, high up in the Chuska Mountains. Navajo rugs made from the Crystal area are known for their soft, beautiful, muted earth tones achieved by vegetal dyes. Some colors you can expect from these natural rugs are tan, grey, white, brown, orange, red and yellow. Geometric patterns are usually the focus of these Crystal rugs which are handwoven. The rugs come in a variety of sizes from under four feet to over seven feet long. Though inspired by J.B. Moore more than 100 years ago, by the 1940's, the Crystal style changed with the times. Original J.B. Moore era Crystal Navajo rugs...
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H 1.25 in W 32 in L 1.25 in
Antique Southwest American Indian Navajo Rug by Kayone of Two Grey Hills c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Southwestern American Indian Navajo rug by Charlotte Kayone of Two Grey Hills offers wool construction in earth tones, mounted and framed, en verso identifying label as ph...
Wool
Navajo Yei Be Chei Textile Art
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., American Southwest, Navajo Yei hand-woven wool textile depicting four Yei Be Chei figures separated by corn stalks and enclosed on three sides by a...
Wool
Pueblo Weaving Handmade Vintage Textile Wall Art Adobe Tapestry
By Pueblo Indian Tribe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Wall Art Southwest Pueblo weaving handmade vintage woven textile wall art adobe tapestry Measures: Frame 14 W x 14.75 H Art 9 W x 9.5 Tall Hand ...
Textile
Vintage South American Tapestry Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century tapestry with a native animal design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool cotton foundation.
Wool
Native American Sunday Saddle Blanket Navajo, circa 1930
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Navajo single saddle blanket, also known as a "Sunday" saddle blanket woven of native hand-spun wool in natural fleece colors of black, brown, and ivory. This textile is well suited for use as a wall hanging table...
Wool
Navajo Double Saddle Area Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo banded double saddle with stacked diamonds in corners. A size made for own use. Shows some wear. Would like nice on floor or wall. Origin: Nav...
Wool
Navajo Crystal with Ganado Red Area Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo crystal with Ganado reds and center barber pole band, nice variegations in the Ganado red. Checkerboard with black border. Great condition for this price! Beautiful reds and b...
Wool
Navajo Crystal Area Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo crystal with seven borders. Nice variegations in the natural brown and dyed red. Measures: 3'4" x 5'1". Great for floor or wall. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: circa 1920s...
Wool
Navajo Chinle Area/Floor Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo Chinle, banded with geometrics. 3'6" x 6'. Great colors in naturals. Perfect wearing rug for bedroom or bathroom. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Perio...
Wool