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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2010s Mexican Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century North American Native American Furniture
Multi-gemstone, Metal, Brass
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Sterling Silver
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Cherry, Cedar
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Tin
Mid-20th Century Turkish Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Hide, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Native American Furniture
Wool
19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Native American Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
1980s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Glass, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Cherry, Cedar
2010s American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century Native American Furniture
Canvas
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Furniture
Stone
Early 20th Century Native American Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Late 19th Century North American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
1930s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Wool
1920s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Natural Fiber
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
21st Century and Contemporary American Native American Furniture
Yarn
1880s Antique Native American Furniture
Pottery
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Hide, Beads
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Seagrass, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Turkish Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Seagrass, Cedar
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Seagrass, Cedar
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century American Antique Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century Native American Furniture
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Native American Furniture
Paper
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Papercord, Acrylic, Wood
20th Century American Native American Furniture
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool
20th Century Canadian Native American Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Native American Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Native American Furniture
Wool