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.
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Style: Native American
Papago Basketry Bowl
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Papago basketry bowl with geometric designs. Simple, but highly displayable. Would complement a handmade indigenous basketry collection or decor of a Southwestern style home. Circa 1...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Navajo Native American Sterling Silver
Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
Old pawn vintage Southwest Navajo Indian sterling silver turquoise squash blossom necklace. No apparent makers mark. Features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Golden Micaceous Pottery Bowl with Fire Clouds by Lonnie Vigil
By Lonnie Vigil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lonnie Vigil (1949 -)
Micaceous Bowl
1994
8 inches H. x 13 inches in Diameter
This striking bowl is by renown master potter Lonnie Vigil of Nambe Pueblo.
Made from hand coils of micaceous clay, the surface is then slipped with micaceous clay and traditionally pit fired. Micaceous clay is so rich in the mineral mica that the mica's tiny gold-colored flakes impart a softly glowing, subtly textured surface to the finished pottery.
So it is not just the form, but the surface that is so stunning on this beautiful piece. The bowl was fired to a deep golden orange, with the surface patterned by fire clouds. These fire clouds are varied in coloration forming an exquisite pattern on the surface of the bowl.
Lonnie Vigil is the recognized master and innovator of micaceous pottery...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Clay
19th Century Native American Penobscot Bear Paw Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
19th Century Native American Penobscot Bear Paw Snowshoes. Extra-large; Penobscot, museum quality.
PERIOD: 19th Century
ORIGIN: Northeast - Penobscot, Native American
SIZE: 3' x 21 1...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Navajo Crystal Pictorial
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Navajo Crystal pictorial. A wonderful story textile with numerous Native / Navajo standing, mounting and riding figures, lizards, arrows, bows, and a three-panel progression of a rid...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$25,000
Alaskan Lidded Basket
By Eskimo
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Alaskan lidded basket. With beautiful green and red diamond design around body, mirrored on lid. Design with some losses. Still a highly displayable piece, great for a coastal cabin ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$1,380
Pair of Papago Platters
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Pair of Papago platters. Mid 20th Century. Figurative Papago with birds 9 1/2" x 2" and 11" x 1 1/2". Papago baskets are handcrafted of beargrass, yucca cactus (white or green) and D...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Pair Plateau Parfleche Packets
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Matched pair of Plateau parfleche packets with diamonds and stylized flowers and brain tanned ties. Difficult to find a pair. Very nice, rare design.
The term parfleche was first co...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
$9,680 / item
Navajo Picture Writing on Muslin, Four Corn Maidens with Four Lizard Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown
Navajo picture writing on muslin
Four corn maidens with four lizard guardians
Muslin, mineral pigments, sand.
Navajo Medicine Man active 1947 -...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Amazonian Feather Storage Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feather storage basket
Rikbaktsa Tribe, Jurene River, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1990
Plaited fiber, wood, feathers, twined natural fiber, and cotton.
5 inche...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Hupa/Yurok Basketry Bowl
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Hupa/Yurok polychrome basketry bowl/ Twined basket with stacked linear motifs in red and brown. 5.5" H x 9.5" D
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptiona...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$2,875
1920s Native American Bear Paw Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Native American bear paw snowshoes with tassels and black bear silhouettes. Early 20th Century excellent sample complete with yellow and fluffs on...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,500 / set
Casas Grandes Pottery Effigy Vessel
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Ramos polychrome style pottery effigy vessel in the form of a human with a bulbous body, anthropomorphic head, low relief eyes, nose and slit mouth. Precisely painted surface with fi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Navajo Crystal Area Weaving
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Navajo Crystal. Banded in geometrics. Soft muted colors. Great for floor or wall.
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Period: circa 1930s
Dimensions: 32" x 47".
Family Owned & Operated
Cis...
Category
1930s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Native American Muslin Ghost Dance Shield
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Muslin shield with backhand hold, bundle sticks with red and yellow ochre and original shoulder carrying strap. Ex Kammerer
Period: 19th Century
Origin: Sioux, Plains
Size: 16 1/2...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
1880s Navajo Pictorial Germantown Weaving
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Navajo pictorial Germantown with arrows, whirling logs and either "S's", "5s" or "2s". A few minor stains but not distracting. 5'4" x 7'2". Great conditio...
Category
1880s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-19th Century Choctaw Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Choctaw bandolier shot pouch from a Natchez Mississippi collection. Silk ribbon fringe at shoulder. Exceptional graphic condition. White beading on...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Multi-Figure 7 Foot Nuu-chah-nulth TOTEM
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
This large pole was “donated to a church on the northern tip of Vancouver Island for a fundraiser” sometime around 1905. The pole is carved in a folk-art style that is correct for the period. The imagery on this pole is quite fascinating and includes a large bird whose wings form the face of a composite creature holding what appears to be a whale or fish. Below that is what appears to be a Sisiutl, or three-headed sea serpent. Under the Sisiutl is a pair of animal heads flanking the pole, perhaps wolves, over a colonial bald eagle. This pole is a large and early Nuu-chah-nulth totem carving...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Pair of Fully Beaded Gauntlets
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of beaded gauntlets most likely Plateau, Nez Perce or Yakima. 6 X 8 fully beaded panels. The beads are tight and none are missing. The leath...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Leather
19th Century Arapaho Large Panel Tobacco Bag
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Arapaho large panel, tobacco bag with old collection tag "tobacco bag" white seal #450. Brain tanned buffalo calf. All original, remains soft and supple. S...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide
Native American Pueblo Drum
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo Indian drum. Featuring blackened stretched hide on top and bottom. Sides with red strip across center framed my complementar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
Pair of 1930s Tlingit Totems
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Tlingit culture is divided into two moieties, or groups: Eagles and Ravens. These groups, also called clans, are exogamous – which means they marry out to the other group – and are m...
Category
1930s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
$8,250 / set
Jicarilla Lidded Storage Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Jicarilla-Mescale storage/waste basket with lid and handles. Used but stable condition. Fading outside, original design and colors seen on inside...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Museum Documented Pima Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Pima basket de-accessioned from the Denver Museum of National History. Ex. Crane Collection and before the Smith Museum. With documentation.
Period: circa 1900
Origin: Pima
Size: 13...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Mission Pictorial Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Polychrome Mission pictorial basket with eagles and highly geometric bottom. Finely woven. Shows little if any use.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
1930s Native American Ojibwe Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Native American Ojibwe Native made and used snowshoes with red and blue wool tuffs. Used but slightly. 58" x 12"
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Northeast - Ojibwe, Native America...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,200 / set
Sioux Child
s Moccasins
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Sioux child's moccasins. 5 1/2" brain tanned elk. Classic Sioux buffalo hoof design with yellow crosses with red faceted beads and commercial tanned elk hide.
Period: circa 1940.
Or...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Pueblo Indian Cottonwood Trunk Drum
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo Indian cottonwood trunk drum - it's old. Pueblo drum made from a hollowed out cottonwood trunk, old milk paint, - this one's been us...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native American Coushatta Lidded Pine Needle Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Extra Large Navajo Ganado/Floor Weaving
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Large Navajo Ganado with "X" design; trunk piece. 7'4" x 10'5". Beautiful, bright and straight. Very little if any wear.
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Peri...
Category
1950s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Native American Navajo Yei Weaving
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Native American Navajo Indian single Yei rug weaving. In great original condition. Portrays single yei figure in center with feathered arrow designs going up either side. On top and ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Cheyenne Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Cheyenne fully beaded moccasins. Red, yellow and blue on white background. Soft soled brain tanned hide.
PERIOD: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: Great Plai...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Colorful Plateau Cornhusk Native American Sally Bag
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Colorful Plateau cornhusk sally bag with geometric designs of green, blue and red linen. Canvas reinforced.
Period: First quarter of the 20th century
Origin: Plateau
Size: 6" D x 10...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
10 foot Navajo Crystal Runner/Floor Weaving
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Large Navajo Crystal runner with birds, bow and arrows and eagle feathers. Several different red dye lots, some fading, both sides the same. 4'4" x 10'10...
Category
1920s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Maidu Basketry Gambling Cup
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Maidu basketry gambling cup. Finely woven with stair step geometric design and humaoid figures.
Period: Last quater of the 19th century
Origin: California
Size: 4 1/2" x 5".
Fami...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Reed
Papago Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Large monumental handled Popago basket featuring nine eagles.
Period: Mid-20th century.
Origin: Papago, Southwest.
Size: 12" x 20".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
$5,750
Klamath Basketry Bottle with Lid
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Klamath basketry bottle. Finely woven basket in the shape of a bottle (not over a bottle) with a simple woven diamond pattern, "T" figures on rim and matching lid. Stunning display p...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Pit River Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Basket 7" wide x 6" height with crosses and stars.
Period: First quarter of the 20th century
Origin: Pit River
Size: 7" W x 6" H.
Family Owned & Operated...
Category
1910s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Reed
$3,450
Panamint Shouldered Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Highly decorated and finely woven shouldered basket with red wool decoration on shoulder
Period: Last quarter 20th century
Origin: Panamint
Size: 6" diameter x 3 1/2" height
Fami...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Panamint Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Finely woven polychrome Panamint. With original collection tags. Albert Davis collection, Supt. Skidoo Mines, 1870-1890.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century.
Origin: Nevada
S...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
$13,800
Exceptional Polychrome Klickitat/Snoquamie Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Stunning Klickitat/Nisqually polychrome basket. Extra fine weave, fully imbricated, hard sided basket with rows of polychrome zig zags. Perfect displ...
Category
1910s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Native American Shoshone Beaded Belt Strip
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Fully beaded Shohsone belt on harness leather. Dark blue edging with lighter blue center having dispersed geometric designs.
Period: Late 19th century
Origin: Great Basin - Shoshone...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Pictorial Panamint Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Polychrome pictorial Panamint basket with stylized butterflies, very finely woven.
Period: Last quarter 19th century
Origin: Panamint
Size: 4" x 6".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
1880s Panamint Lidded Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Very finely woven Panamint lidded basket having four eagles and diamond motif on lid. 4" diameter x 3" height
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century
...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
"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 Folk Art
Materials
Other
Navajo Transitional Pillow
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Navajo transitional pillow. Handmade pillow with front made of brown and black leather with strip of Navajo 1880's transitional weaving down center...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Leather
Pictorial Pima Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Pictorial Pima basket with three horses and old purchase tag on bottom "Indian Craft Shop 12.95".
Period: First quarter 20th century
Origin: Arizona
Size: 4 1/2" x 9".
Family Own...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Reed
$3,000
Native Salmon Ladder Maquette
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Salmon ladder/rattle maquette by Lillian Pitt (1943 Wasco). Made of copper tubing and hanging cut copper salmon. Maquette for public commission at the Uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Hand Carved Bark Canoe Bailer
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
19th century hand-carved bark canoe bailer from Minnesota. Fur trade era.
Period: 19th Century
Origin: Minnnesota
size: 9" x 6" x 5"
Family Owned & Oper...
Category
19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tlingit Rattle Top Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Bright colored Tlingit lidded rattle top basket. Exceptional condition. One small stain not distracting.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century
Origin: Alaska
Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Reed
Polychrome Yokut Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Very tightly woven polychrome Yokut. Golden patina.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Yokut
Size: 9" H x 17" W.
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional,...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
$11,000
Duckweed Green Creel
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Native center opening creel made of split willow. We assume sold to a fisherman, he painted. Measures: 9" x 13" x 8" H.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Northeast
Size: 9" x 13" x 8" ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Willow
$1,500
Large 1930s Navajo Crystal Area Weaving
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Navajo crystal area weaving, all naturals. Graphic, great natural colors. 5'5" x 8'7". Very little if any wear.
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Period: circa 1930
Dimensions: 11'5" x 7'.
...
Category
1930s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Paiute Burden Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Paiute burden basket with harness leather handles. Much used, well cared for, in use repairs on bottom. Collected White River Nevada, Duck Water Band.
...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Navajo Teec Nos Pos Area Weaving
Runner
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Large Teec Nos Pos; bright. 5'1" x 10'4". Nice natural colors in creams and browns with geometric patterns. Very little if any wear.
Origin: Navajo, Sou...
Category
1940s American Vintage Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Alaskan Eskimo Basket
By Eskimo
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Alaskan Eskimo lidded basket. Featuring beautiful butterfly design around body and lid done in dyed colors of red and green. Great for display or continued use. Mid 20th century. Siz...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Navajo Transitional Pillow
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Navajo transitional pillow. Handmade pillow with front made of checkered Navajo 1880's transitional weaving and dark leather. Backed with canvas. F...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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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