Native American Tapestries
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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21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Native American Tapestries
Wool, Alpaca, Natural Fiber
1890s American Antique Native American Tapestries
Beads
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Native American Tapestries
Thread
2010s North American Native American Tapestries
Cotton, Polyester
2010s American Native American Tapestries
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary American Native American Tapestries
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Native American Tapestries
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Native American Tapestries
Wool
2010s American Native American Tapestries
Canvas
20th Century American Native American Tapestries
Ceramic, Paint
2010s Unknown Native American Tapestries
Cotton
Early 20th Century American Native American Tapestries
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Tapestries
Pine
2010s Spanish Native American Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Tapestries
Beads
Mid-20th Century South American Native American Tapestries
Wool