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Native American Folk Art

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
Vintage Navajo Yei Handwoven Wool Rug, American Southwest, 20th Century
Located in Morristown, NJ
Navajo Yei Handwoven Wool Rug, American Southwest, 20th Century Description: A vibrant and finely handwoven Navajo Yei rug, originating from the American Southwest, likely mid-20th ...
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1940s American Vintage Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Quilled Sioux Native Authentic Child s Dress
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Lakota Sioux child's dress quilled on buffalo hide; collected and entered into the Maryland Academy of Art and Science prior to 1880. It was deaccessioned...
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1860s American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

Native American Gun Stock Club
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Mid 19th Century gun stock club with 8" blade honed down from a file. Shaft is file burnt with patinaed brass tack decorations. Originated in Iowa. Museum quality, a rare long length...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Metal

19th Century Blackfeet Split Horn Headdress
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Blackfeet or crow split horn headdress collected by Ron Hall at Browning, Montana from grandson of Edward Axe (Blackfeet) who acquired from Jack B...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Beads, Feathers

1930s Navajo Ganado Pictorial Rug with Bow and Arrow, Hubbell Trading Post
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional vintage Navajo rug, woven in the 1930s, is a rare and striking example of Ganado pictorial weaving. Handwoven by a Diné (Navajo) art...
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1930s American Vintage Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Vintage Native American Black Santa Clara Pueblo Pot by Frances Chavarria
Located in Topeka, KS
Dynamic vintage Native American black Santa Clara Pueblo pot by Frances M Chavarria. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. We have found no chips, cracks, or chiggers. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1930-1990. Simple, Sophisticated, and Absolutely Stunning!!! Just a few words to describe this GORGEOUS Native American pot by Frances Chavarria one of the famous Santa Clara Pueblo Potters. It has a lovely urn shape frame bearing a grooved rim around the top and intricately carved designs similar to lightning bolts vertically on the sides of the body. It is hand made with elite pottery skills by Frances Chavarria and special techniques distinctive to Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery...
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20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Repurposed Pipe Tomahawk with Spike
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Pipe tomahawk with steel spike inserted into a brass body. Heavily engraved, bowl removed during period of use and steel spike inserted. Shaft was period replaced to non-smoking comm...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Papago Basketry Owl
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Papago hand woven basketry owl. Head comes off as lid. 9 1/2"H x 6 1/4"W. Attractive and well-made piece that would display nicely in a handmade indigenous basketry collection or Sou...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Early 20th Century Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking early 20th century Navajo blanket with a bold all-over diamond pattern woven in crimson, white, gray, and black wool.
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1940s North American Vintage Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Tsimishian Lidded Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Native American Tsimshian lidded basket. Fine weave with geometric pictorial designs around body in colors of brown and yellow. Circular design around lid. Beautiful piece, great for...
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20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Navajo Carpet, Handmade Rug, Brown, Blue, Beige, Taupe Soft Red Color
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly rega...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Taos Pueblo Pow-Wow Drum
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Taos Puelbo pow-Wow drum. Wooden body made of hollowed out cottonwood log over which a tight drum head of animal hide is stretched. Hide has light and dark colors with criss-crossed ...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Wood

Native American Indian Iron Wood Carving Chief Bull Aparoke by Artist Bruce Law
Located in Tustin, CA
"Chief Bull Aparoke" is a legendary work of art from renowned Arizona Native American artist, Bruce Law. Hand-carved from a solid trunk of a rough-hewn Ironwood tree, Chief Bull Aparoke's polished, deeply lined, life size face emerges to evoke the spirit of a stoic Indian Chief who has seen much hardship. Brass plaque beneath the face reads, "Chief Bull Aparoke Sculpture Bruce Law" and has a carved mark of two intersecting bent arrows. Measures: 16.5" high x 11" wide x 11 deep. Weighs 27 pounds. Bruce Law grew up in Phoenix, and now resides in New River, Arizona. Collectors of Bruce’s work include the honorable Barry Goldwater...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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 ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

Circa 1920s–1930s Vintage Navajo Rug with Bold Diamond Pattern, Trading Post Era
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage Navajo rug, handwoven during the Trading Post Era of the 1920s–1930s, is a striking example of Diné (Navajo) textile artistry from the pan-reservation period. Crafted by...
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20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Native American Coushatta Lidded Pine Needle Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Native American Coushatta lidded pine needle basket with pine cone and needle décor two sides and top. This woven by L.C. John, the last of the great Coushatta basket...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

Navajo Germantown Saddle Blanket
Located in Sharon, CT
Finely woven small blanket.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

1995 Hopi Kachina Doll, Aholi
By John Booth
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1995 Hopi Kachina Doll - Aholi on wood base Matte and Glazed in ceramic (heavy) Feather missing on one ear muff The perfect addition to any Kachina D...
Category

1990s Unknown Native American Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mammoth Tarahumara Indian Beer Fermenting Pot with Exquisite Fire Clouds Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tarahumara Indian beer fermenting pot. Sierra Tarahumara mountains, Chihuahua, Mexico. 1920s. Low fire clay. Measures: 21.50 inches height. x 26.50 inches in diameter. An earl...
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Early 20th Century Mexican Native American Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Prehistoric Casas Grandes Jar
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. A delightful coil-made and hand-painted pottery vessel of figural form, all enveloped in beige slip beneath red an...
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15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Native American Sioux Authentic Fully Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Sioux fully-beaded moccasins, with fully beaded soles. Fully beaded moccasins were made as special gifts for elders, respected individuals, or during rites of passages for events suc...
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1880s American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Beads

Maidu Basketry Bowl, 1910-1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maidu basketry bowl 1910 - 1920 Willow and Devil's Claw Measures: 3.25 inches H. x 10.25 inches L. x 7.25 W. This basket appears in excellent original unrestored condition.
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Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Willow

Native Apache Beaded Strike-a-light Pouch
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Apache beaded strike-a-light. Fully beaded both sides. Red ochre covered with double tin cone drops. Blue padre bead handle and chain drops from flap. 4" x...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

19th Century Crow Coup Stick
By Crow
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Crow coup stick that belonged to Chief Plenty Coup, Battle of the Rosebud. Collected directly on the reservation. Painted and red stroud wrapped shaft with feather drops (original fe...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Feathers

Native Kiowa 19th Century Pictorial Child s Teepee
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Child's teepee depicting highly graphic battle scene painted on brain tanned deer skin. This piece was acquired from Wilma Silvey, age 89, in 2005, white woman, was handed down through her husband's family, Joseph Silvey (Silverfish). His father was "Long Hair Hanging" (Kiowa Comanche) and his mother...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

Sioux Brain Tanned and Beaded Work Bag
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Hidatsa Sioux work bag from Fort Berthold, North Dakota. Properly referred to as a woman's work bag that was used for holding sewing materials, sinew, awls and beads. Sinew sewn on brain tanned...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Hide

Sioux Native Dragonfly Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Sioux moccasins with dragonflies. Fully beaded, including soles. Fully beaded moccasins were made as special gifts for elders, respected individuals, or during rites of passages for ...
Category

1880s American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Beads

Circa 1900 Pair of Northwest Coast Totems
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Matching pair of Northwest Coast carved model totem poles. Polychrome decorated with carved humanoid and bird figures. Each twice signed "Betty Sanners" back and bottom. Provenance Hudson Bay Fur Company, Seattle, Washington. 29"H Period: Early 20th century Origin: Northwest Coast Size: 29" base 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-of-a-kind pieces that define the history of America and the Old West. Our pieces range from American Indian to Cowboy Western and include original items of everyday life, commerce, art, and warfare that tamed America’s frontier. Our 14,000 square foot gallery opened in 1996 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Personal Service Cisco’s operates on old fashioned values – honesty and integrity, and all of our items are backed by our money back guarantee. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Whether you desire assistance with a jewelry purchase, choosing a gift, identification, or even selling – we hope to be your trusted source. Native American carvings & totems native American Indian native American totem poles n.
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Early 1900s American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Cedar

Circa 1900 Native American Yokut Polychrome Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Native American Yokut polychrome feast basket woven with sedge root, mud dyed bracken fern and redwood. Diamond bands with three "quivers". First quarter 20th Century 10 1/2" wide x...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

Plateau Parfleche Envelope, 19th Century Native American Rawhide Art
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional hand-painted parfleche envelope is a striking example of 19th-century Native American art from the Plateau cultural region. Crafted from rawhide and adorned with bol...
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Late 19th Century North American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Hide

Plains Indian Quillwork Tobacco Bag, Native Hide Beads, c. 1850–1880
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional mid-19th century Plains Indian tobacco bag is a rare and visually compelling example of traditional Native American artistry from the Northern Plains region. Crafted...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

Authentic Native American Beaded Sioux Moccasins
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Stunning Sioux moccasins, beaded, primarily in blue and white, with flag motif and horse hair tuffs on tabs. Period: circa 1880 Origin: Sioux, Plains...
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1880s American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Beads

19th Century Crow Society Staff
By Crow
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Crow Society staff, coup stick, belonged to Chief Face Pretty. Lump Wood Society. Wood staff wrapped in original otter skin fur-on hide. Original feathers replaced with hand painted ...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Wood, Feathers

Native American Southwest Pow Wow Drum
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Native American Southwest Pow Wow drum out of cottonwood log. Hide has a brand. Perfect for a coffee table with or without glass. Aged patina. Period: Mi...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Zuni Inlaid and Sterling Silver Ranger Buckle Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary example of a vintage Zuni inlaid and sterling silver ranger buckle set, circa 1970s. This collectable Zuni set is inlaid with turquoise, jet, Mother-of-Pearl, spiny...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Sterling Silver, Other

Small Navajo Rug/ Granado, AZ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Yellow and Tan Rug measuring 34.5 x 19". Bought at Hubbell Trading Post, Granado AZ. In very good condition. Always hung on a wall, so in great shape!
Category

1990s American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Randy Lee White Native American Ledger Style Acrylic Painting with Assemblage
Located in Denver, CO
This striking original artwork by Randy Lee White, a contemporary Native American artist, is created in his distinctive style using acrylic on canvas. ...
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20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic

19th Century Native American Ball Headed Club
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
19th century Native American Southeast headed ball club. With alligator effigy on handle and tail wrapping around the first half of the ball. Southern pine with handle both carved an...
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19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pomo Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Pomo single rod basket with quail fob motif. Exceptional golden patina. 6" x 15". Under the name Pomo are some 30 small tribes. The tribes which made these baskets live in Lake Sonom...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Willow

Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Totem by Raymond Williams
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
(1933-1988) This finely crafted wood totem pole is by Ditidaht/Nuu-Chah-Nulth master carver Raymond Williams, the father of the current generation of William's carvers. The carved totem pole features and eagle, frog, and an orca. Signed on back. Also marked "hand carved Indian made from the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, Seattle, WA 1899." 19"H x 5" Raymond Williams was the son of Sam Williams...
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1950s Canadian Vintage Native American Folk Art

Materials

Cedar

Large Fine Apache Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Apache large finely coiled basket having a continuous diamond/floral design. Period: Last quarter of the 19th century Origin: Apache Size: 15" D x 3" H....
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

19th Century Native Nez Perce Beaded Martingale
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Early designed beaded Nez Perce martingale. Constructed stroud applied to canvas with beaded panels of hourglass and diamond motifs. Split tab and brass bell suspensions. Stunning pi...
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19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Beads

Northern Plains Parfleche Bonnet Case
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Northern Plains parfleche bonnet case with original long fringe. Old smoke from the teepee. Period: circa 1870 Origin: Northern Plains Size: Case 19" ...
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1870s American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Hide

Navajo Sterling Spirit Dancer by Tobey Henderson
Located in Litchfield, CT
This spectacular sterling figure of a Navajo spirit dancer by renowned Navajo silversmith Toby Henderson is highly detailed, circa 1980s, by Toby Henderson, Dine-Navajo, American. Heavily worked and excessively concha stamped, it is the perfect way to connect with the spiritual world through Dine art! Excellent condition. Remarks: "Bring the balance of self and universe into your home." Size: 5 1/2 inches high by 2 inches wide Weight: 88.7 grams Hallmarks: TH below a partial sun, maker's mark for Tobey...
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1980s North American Vintage Native American Folk Art

Materials

Sterling Silver

Maidu Cone Burden Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Maidu California twined cone burden basket. Good original condition. With hourglass geometric shapes around body. Beautiful piece for display in a Southwestern style home. Early 20th...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Small Granado Red by Mary James
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Ganado Red Rug by Mary James. Rug was purchased in 1997. Rug in very nice shape! Always hung on a wall and never walked on!.
Category

1990s American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Plains Beaded Knife Sheath 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beaded Knife Sheath Plains 1930s Cut glass trade beads, hide, sinew, tin cones, twisted hide, dyed horsehair. Excellent original conditio...
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1930s American Vintage Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

19th Century Native Apache Pictorial Tray
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Apache pictorial tray with seven dogs and four crosses. Period: Last quarter of the 19th century Origin: Apache Size: 12" x 2". Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in t...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

Authentic 19th Century Lakota Sioux Child s Bonnet
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Authentic and genuine 19th Century Lakota Sioux fully beaded child's bonnet. Sinew sewn with cotton calico (flour sack) lining. Made for own use. Very few made, and fewer survived. B...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Beads

19th Century Salish Native Lidded Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Salish lidded basket with butterflies and trees. Period: Last quarter 19th century Origin: Salish, Northwest Size: 14" x 14" Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the ra...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

Carved Tribal Mask from Pacific Northwest Coast by David Frankel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking carved and painted mask in the tradition of the Native Indian tribes from Pacific Northwest Coast by David Frankel in 1994. The mask...
Category

1990s American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood

Hupa/Yurok Hat Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Hupa/Yurok polychrome basketry hat with imbricated dark brown banded stripe and red geometric motifs, band below rim and at base. 3.875" H x 6.25"D. Circa 1900. Family Owned & Oper...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Pair of Mustard and Brown Navajo Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillows. The backing is in cotton linen and down and feather filled.
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Pair of Early 19th Century Brown and Tan Navajo Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of early brown and tan Navajo weaving pillows. These weaving pillows have the lazy lines and are in very neutral colors.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Navajo Indian Weaving Streak of Lighting Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of Navajo saddle blanket pillows are in good condition and have black cotton linen backings.
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1940s American Vintage Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Pair Northwest Coast Cedar Totems
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Northwest coast cedar TOTEM. Signed in pencil on back, "Susan Peters." We assume a former owner. Base is contemporary, almost matching totems. Carved o...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art

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Cedar

Inuit Lidded Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Alaskan Inuit lidded basket of fine weave with top knot. Tapered from bottom to shoulder and then to top. Featuring geometric designs running diagonally up the piece in colors of red...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Raspberry Alabaster Feather Bundled Bear Fetish with Heart Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raspberry Alabaster feather bundled bear Fetish with distinct heart line Amos Pino 1998 Ramah Navajo Band, Navajo Reservation, El Morro, New Mexico M...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Alabaster

Small Beaded Washoe Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Fully beaded single rod Washoe basket with vibrant colors of blue, yellow and orange inside and out. Period: circa 1900-1920 Origin: Washoe Size: 2 1/2"...
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1910s American Vintage Native American Folk Art

Materials

Beads

Papago Miniature Baskets
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Six Papago miniature baskets. Two with owls. Five of yucca and one of pine needle. Papago baskets are handcrafted of beargrass, yucca cactus (white or green) and Devil’s Claw (black)...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Native American folk art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Native American folk art 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 folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Native American folk art made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Canada pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original folk art, popular names associated with this style include Native American Art, Navajo, Plateau Indians, and Navajo Indian Art. 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 folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $1,798.

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