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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Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Paint, Paper
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Native American Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic
1940s Persian Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Metal
1910s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic
1980s North American Vintage Native American Furniture
Leather, Clay
20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Lapis Lazuli
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Hemp
1970s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Sterling Silver, Other
Early 20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Twine, Wood, Paint
19th Century Antique Native American Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
1970s Canadian Vintage Native American Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century Persian Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic, Paint
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood
20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Fur, Leather, Beads
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic, Clay
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Reed
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
1920s North American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century Native American Furniture
Leather, Earthenware
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Furniture
Stone
20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Stone
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Stone
1920s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Horn
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Acrylic, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Native American Furniture
Wool
1970s Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Mid-20th Century Mexican Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Fur, Leather, Beads
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Fur, Leather, Wool
Late 20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ceramic
1920s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century Antique Native American Furniture
Hardwood
Late 19th Century Antique Native American Furniture
Clay
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Ash
1940s North American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wood