Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
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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1980s North American Vintage Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Clay
Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Late 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Late 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
1920s American Vintage Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Horn
19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Late 20th Century North American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Multi-gemstone, Metal, Brass
20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
20th Century North American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Down, Feathers
1650s American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Hide
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Hide
1930s American Vintage Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wool
1860s American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Earthenware
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Hide
Mid-20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
20th Century Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Mid-20th Century Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Foam
1850s American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Wool
20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
20th Century Mexican Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Hide, Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Beads
20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Hide
Late 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Suede, Glass, Down
Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Hide, Beads, Feathers
19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
Mid-20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
20th Century Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
1830s Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1920s American Vintage Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Hide
1930s American Vintage Native American More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic