Native American Wall Decorations
NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE
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.
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Style: Native American
American Indian Portraits, High Quality Prints, Total of 6
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful set of 6 photo prints of American Indians.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Iroquois Native American Portrait Painting Turtle Clan Warrior - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking, one-of-a-kind original Native American Iroquois portrait painting, featuring a distinguished Turtle Clan warrior in traditional full-feathered headdress. This evocative p...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Carol Grigg Native American Watercolor Lithographs, a Pair
Located in Harlingen, TX
Earth Healer and Mother Moon by Carol Grigg watercolor lithographs circa 1985 featuring Native American women on horseback in pastel shades on off-white paper. Double matted with cut...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
P. VILLENEUVE - 'Les Patineurs' - Framed Watercolor Painting - Canada - C.1993
Located in Chatham, ON
PIERRETTE VILLENEUVE (b.1944 - Aboriginal Metis Huron Wendat) - 'Les Patineurs - Canal Rideau' (The Ice Skaters - Rideau Canal) - Vintage watercolor painting on paper - original meta...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Edward S. Curtis Original Signed Stamped Platinum Print the Vanishing Race, 1904
Located in Studio City, CA
"The Vanishing Race" is perhaps the most iconic and sought-after photographic print by renowned American artist Edward S. Curtis who was famed for h...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
20th Century Unknown Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
10 x Native American Indian Territory Handcraft, Limited Edition, Sioux, Navajo
Located in Berlin, DE
10 x originally designed American Indian Territory Handcraft, limited edition
Collection of 10 important, detailed handcrafted Indian relics, artifacts.
1 x crazy horse, limited edition of 100, showcase 107cm x 35.5cm x 10.5cm
2 x Sioux war paint...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Scarce Sepia Photogravure Titled "Kalispel Camp"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sepia photogravure titled "Kalispel Camp" depicting native figures in the foreground with kayak and teepee and rolling hills in the distance.
The photogravure is titled lower left "K...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Native American Framed and Signed Print by Enoch Kelly Haney
By Enoch Kelly Haney
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Enoch Kelly Haney's framed signed print captures the essence of Native American artistry, blending traditional themes with contemporary expression. The piece showcases Haney's master...
Category
1980s Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
Pueblo Harvest Dance, vintage Painting by Jose Roybal (San Ildefonso Pueblo)
By Jose Roybal
Located in Denver, CO
An original watercolor painting by San Ildefonso (Pueblo) Native American artist, Jose Roybal (1922-1978) depicting the Pueblo Harvest Dance. Presented in ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Yarn
Edward S. Curtis Original Signed Stamped Platinum Photograph Hopi Weaver, 1899
Located in Studio City, CA
An original platinum print on textured paper by iconic American photographer Edward Curtis titled "Hopi Weaver"(sometimes known as "The Weaver"). Curtis was famed for his work with the Native American peoples of the American West at the turn of the century. This image features a male Hopi elder weaving a blanket - an exclusively masculine occupation at the time.
This platinum print is hand-signed in ink, blind-stamped with Curtis' embossed studio copyright stamp, and dated 1899. The negative number ("X 743") can possibly also be imperceptibly/faintly seen written by Curtis on the lower-left edge. The photo is mounted on a single, handmade lightweight paper typical of other mounted Curtis photos...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
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...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Sepia Photogravure On The Pend D'Oreille - Kalispel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sepia photogravure titled "On the Pend d'Oreille - Kalispel" depicting native figures in canoes on the water, more than likely the Pend D'Oreille River in areas that encompassed land...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Female Native American Warrior with Staff by Tillier Wesley
By Tillier Wesley
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Tillier Wesley is a talented Muskogee Creek artist known for his intricate and highly detailed paintings that vividly capture Native American life and culture. His work often focuses...
Category
1980s American Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Vintage Mexican Textile Pictorial Yei Weaving Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mexican pictorial rug weaving with five Yei (Yeibichai) figures holding feathers. Woven of native hand-spun wool in natural fleece yarns ...
Category
20th Century Mexican Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
McKenney & Hall, Hand Colored Lithos Indian Tribes Of North America
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A hand-colored lithograph from Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas McKenney (1785-1859) and James Hall (1793-1868) titled Naw-Kaw or Wood, A Winnebago Chief. The lithograph by L...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Robert Gary Miller Native American Original Artist Proof Lithograph "Pauline"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Robert Gary Miller "Pauline" ( Indigenous Canadian 1950-) 1990 signed and numbered 7/10 artist proof lithograph. Framed and matted. See our other items for more R.G. Miller paintings.
Actual size- 22.5" H x 18.5" W, framed size- 33.38 H x 28.75 W
About the Artist
Robert Gary Miller-Lahiaaks was born in 1950 on the six nations...
Category
1990s Canadian Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Beads
19th Century Native Sioux Beaded War Shirt
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century Sioux war shirt of brain tanned buffalo with red ochre quill wrapped hair locks. Bead strips have stylized buffalo heads, pipes and teepees. Nice patina from use inside and out. The pipes are a great icon and make us believe that the warrior it was made for must have been an important individual in his tribe. It is hard to determine tribal attribution, possibly as far west as Fort Peck Yankton Sioux...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Hide
Blackfeet Indians Prints by Weinhold Reis
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Set of ten Weinhold Reis colored lithographs of the Blackfeet; period frames - Scalping Woman; Wife of Night Shoots; Lazy Boy; Blackfeet Medicine Man; Long Ti...
Category
1940s Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Rare Sepia Photogravure Titled "Spotted Elk - Brule
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sepia photogravure titled "Spotted Elk - Brule" depicting a portrait of Spotted Elk from the Brule tribe.
The photogravure is titled lower left "Spotted Elk - Brule". Printed under t...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Scarce Sepia Photogravure Titled Tsipiai - Sia
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sepia photogravure titled "Tsipiai - Sia" depicting native women engaged in pottery making.
The photogravure is titled lower left "Tsipiai - Sia". Printed under the photogravure "Fro...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Cowboy and Horse Paint on Canvas by J. Holden
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The abstract artwork signed by J. Holden is a captivating and vibrant piece, depicting a cowboy and his horse with a modern, imaginative twist. Rendered in bright, bold colors on a s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Sepia Photogravure "Touch Her Dress - Kalispel"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sepia photogravure titled "Touch Her Dress - Kalispel" depicting the portrait of a young native girl. The Kalispel Tribe from areas that encompassed lands that stretched from Montana...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
R. S. Macdonald, 'Raven Stealing the Sun', Framed Drawing, Canada, C.2001
Located in Chatham, ON
R. S. MACDONALD (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - 'Raven Stealing the Sun' - Aboriginal colored pencil drawing on paper - original metal frame with single matte board and glass - title...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Carol Grigg 'The Guardians' Native American Watercolor Lithograph, 1980s
Located in Harlingen, TX
The Guardians by Carol Grigg watercolor lithograph circa 1985 featuring two Native American woman on horseback in pastel shades on off-white paper. Double matted with cutaway corner ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Scarce Sepia Photogravure Titled "Zuni Pottery"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sepia photogravure titled "Zuni Pottery" depicting a collection of Zuni pottery on the ground set against a stone wall.
The photogravure is titled lower l...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Scarce Sepia Photogravure Titled "Cree Boatwomen"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sepia photogravure titled "Cree Boatwomen" depicting Native American women in boat on a lake.
The photogravure is titled lower left "Cree Boatwomen". Printed under the photogravure "...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Edward S. Curtis Original Signed and Stamped Silver Toned Platinum Print, 1906
Located in Studio City, CA
An original platinum print on textured paper by iconic American photographer Edward Curtis titled "The Piki Maker"
The print is hand-signed in ink, blind-stamped with Curtis' embos...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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. ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Vintage Native American Photograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Native American photograph, circa 1960
Silver Gelatin Print
16 x 20 inches.
Unsigned from unknown photographer
Very good cond...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Untitled 'Kachina Doll', Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Hand colored lithograph by artist Swankar Hanumann of a kachina (Katsina) Doll standing on a pedestal holding a rattle and bow. Presen...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Carl (Karl) Everton Moon (American, 1878-1948) Portrait of Hostin Nez. (Navajo)
By Carl Moon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl (Karl) Everton Moon (American, 1878 - 1948) A Portrait Photograph of 'Hostin Nez." or 'Hostin Nnāez or Nez - Diné' (Najavo), depicting the head and shoulders portrait of a young man in corduroy shirt, bead necklace, hoop earrings and headband, within its original walnut frame, behind glass. Circa: Pasadena, California 1914.
Stamped: 1914 Karl Moon...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Glass, Walnut, Paper
McKenney and Hall Hand-Painted Lithograph "Chippeway Widow", circa 1837
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Chippeway Widow" hand-painted color lithograph on paper depicts a Native American Indian woman lamenting the death of her husband, presum...
Category
1830s Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
19th Century Northern Plains Hide Painting
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northern Plains hide painting, buffalo society, pre-reservation. Two buffalo heads, two full body buffalos, two thunderbirds and buffalo sun shield in ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Vintage Yei Navajo Non Identical Pair Rug Human Hand woven Wool Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Pair Yei Navajo Tapestries Tapestry Flat Woven Rug 8x6 8x5
234cm 176cm
226cm x 143cm
"This is a pair of magnificent vintage Yei ...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Lakota hand painted tile studio plate
Located in Pasadena, TX
Lakota tile studio plate. Native American handmade design.
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Pottery
Original Large Painting, Native American Ledger Drawing Style by Randy Lee White
Located in Denver, CO
Original painting by Randy Lee White Native American Indian ledger style in acrylic on canvas with assemblage including feather and wood. Wrapped canva...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
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...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Beads
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...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Shark by Roy Henry Vickers, 1976
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Serigraph print of a shark in bold black and red, the traditional colors of Native American art from the Northwest Coast. Roy Henry Vickers, CM OBC (Orde...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Roland Kakegamic Original Woodland School Drawings - Set of 3
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of three framed Woodland School pen and ink drawings by Roland Kakegamic, Canadian First Nations artist (b.1958). Scenes depict families of loons, and a bird man with a bird an...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
1890s American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Beads
RC Gorman Original Lithograph Night
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Original RC Gorman Lithograph Night low number 14/70. All of the markings, torn edges, hallmarks. Signed 1975.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Henry Raschen Important "Portrait of an American West Pioneer" C. 1885
Located in Atlanta, GA
Portrait by Henry Raschen (American / German, October 2, 1856 – August 24, 1937). Oil on Canvas Laid to Panel. Measures: 19.375" w x 21.5" h (frame), 10.125" w x 12.25" h (image).
H...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Artwork by Francisco Zuniga La Abuela
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Original Francisc Zuniga Lithograph. Low number 38/100. Signed and dated 1981.
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Juan Concho" Gold Tone by Carl Moon
By Carl Moon
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
"Juan Concho" gold tone photograph signed by Carl Moon; 8" x 10". Published "In Search of the Wild Indian" by Tom Driebe on page 144. This piece is in the original frame; was displayed in Carl Moon's studio and passed to his son and daughter where purchased. A copy of the book "In Search of the Wild Indian" comes with; rare and exceptional.
S OF CARL MOON
1903 to 1914
MS 285
Collection Guide
Born in Wilmington, Ohio, Carl E. Moon learned his craft as an apprentice to a photography studio. He moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, opened his own studio, and made pictorial studies of Indians in the region. Between 1907 to 1914, he worked for Fred Harvey...
Category
1910s American Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century South American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Authentic Native American Rug Dyes
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Framed collection of Native American dyes used to craft weavings. Authentic collection with each dye labeled (various plants, bees, brush, bark, vegetables). Weavers have been dyeing the wool for their weavings to create beautiful artistry nearly as long as they’ve been making rugs, tapestries, throws and blankets...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Oil on Canvas Art by Jean Richardson
By Jean Richardson
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Unframed canvas by Oklahoma artist Jean Richardson known for her wonderful abstract western inspired works of art.
Credits and museums include:
Thoma...
Category
1980s American Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
RC Gorman Expectation Lithograph Original
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Original RC Gorman Lithograph low number 14/70. All of the markings, torn edges, hallmarks. Signed 1976.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Signed Monumental Folk Art Rouge Taxidermy Headdress Mask
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent American folk art headdress mask by P.J. Stover, signed, titled "Visions", circa 2008. Remarkably executed, the eclectic, sculptural mixed media wall hanging display is...
Category
Early 2000s American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Fur, Leather, Beads, Feathers
Vintage Pacific Northwest Coast Native Wooden Hawk Carving by William Wasden Jr
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Pacific Northwest Native wooden carving.
The carving in the form of an hawk with red, black, white, and yellow tones set on a brown wooden board.
By William Wasden Jr.
Wasden was trained from a very young age in numerous artistic practices of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw peoples including carving, jewelrymaking, and printing. As a high schooler, he began focusing primarily on preserving traditional singing after hearing his grandfather perform. Wasden currently teaches singing in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, British Columbia. He also heads the Gwa'wina Dancer's Cultural Society, whose mission is to spread authentic Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw culture & teachings.
In Kwakwaka'wakw art, human faces are placed strategically on animal carvings to indicate the creature's supernatural ability to transform into a human form. Kwakwaka'wakw origin myths say that their ancestors were originally animals of various kinds who discarded their animal forms and transformed into humans.
Simply a wonderful piece of Pacific Northwest Native art...
Category
20th Century American Native American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Native American wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Native American wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, folk art, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Native American wall decorations made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Edward S. Curtis, Rudolph Carl Gorman, Great Northern Railroad, and McKenney & Hall. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $3,299.