Native American People Wooden Toy – Handcrafted Montessori & Waldorf Figurines

Choose Your Set

Set 1 — The River Camp

A fisherman sits in a hand-carved wooden canoe, cradling a fish — the canoe rests on a sculpted, painted river piece that anchors the whole scene. Surrounding a beautifully engraved teepee (decorated with a bison silhouette), you’ll find a tribal chief seated in quiet authority, his wife beside him, a young mother holding her newborn, and a little girl sitting at the teepee entrance — curious, watchful, full of story.

• Fisherman in canoe with fish
• Sculpted & painted river base
• Teepee with bison engraving (multi-piece assembly)
• Seated tribal chief
• Chief’s wife (seated)
• Young mother with newborn in arms
• Little girl at teepee entrance

Set 2 — The Bear Clan

The chief rides a painted horse — brown with white patches — while life unfolds around him. A mother carries her baby in a traditional cradleboard on her back. Another woman holds a basket of fruit. A young boy stands nearby. A warrior grips his ceremonial shield. At the center, a campfire burns. Behind them all: a teepee engraved with a grizzly bear and traditional geometric motifs.

• Tribal chief on horseback (brown & white horse)
• Mother with baby in cradleboard
• Woman with fruit basket
• Young boy
• Warrior with ceremonial shield
• Campfire piece
• Teepee with grizzly bear engraving (multi-piece assembly)

Set 3 — The Wolf Lodge

A standing chief. A woman sleeping at the teepee entrance, her hand tucked under her head. A little boy playing on a bear skin rug. A girl watching. A young woman with a traveling satchel over her shoulder. A man dressed in wolf fur. And a teepee engraved with a deer silhouette and traditional geometric patterns — the most atmospheric scene of all three.

• Standing tribal chief
• Sleeping woman at teepee entrance
• Boy playing on bear skin rug
• Girl figurine (watching)
• Young woman with satchel
• Man dressed in wolf fur
• Teepee with deer engraving (multi-piece assembly)

ALL 3 Sets + Totem — The Complete Village

Everything above, united into a single sprawling village — three teepees, a river with canoe, campfires, horses, and over 20 individual figurines — plus a hand-carved Totem Pole, the sacred symbol at the heart of many Indigenous American traditions. This is the ultimate open-ended play set: a world complete enough to get lost in, and open enough that every child builds their own story.

Set 1 — The River Camp

• Fisherman (seated in canoe): Height 8.8 cm ; Width 4.0 cm ; Depth 4.0 cm (3.46 x 1.57 x 1.57 inches)
• Tribal chief (seated): Height 8.2 cm ; Width 5.8 cm ; Depth 4.2 cm (3.23 x 2.28 x 1.65 inches)
• Chief’s wife (seated): Height 6.8 cm ; Width 4.6 cm ; Depth 4.2 cm (2.68 x 1.81 x 1.65 inches)
• Little girl (seated): Height 4.8 cm ; Width 2.4 cm ; Depth 3.4 cm (1.89 x 0.94 x 1.34 inches)
• Young mother with newborn: Height 10.2 cm ; Width 3.8 cm ; Depth 3.2 cm (4.02 x 1.50 x 1.26 inches)
• Fish: Height 1.8 cm ; Width 5.0 cm ; Depth 1.4 cm (0.71 x 1.97 x 0.55 inches)
• Canoe: Height 4.0 cm ; Width 4.6 cm ; Depth 19.8 cm (1.57 x 1.81 x 7.80 inches)
• River base: Height 1.2 cm ; Width 10.0 cm ; Depth 35.0 cm (0.47 x 3.94 x 13.78 inches)
• Teepee: Height 22.0 cm ; Width 17.0 cm ; Depth 17.0 cm (8.66 x 6.69 x 6.69 inches)

Set 2 — The Bear Clan

• Tribal chief on horseback: Height 10.2 cm ; Width 4.6 cm ; Depth 3.2 cm (4.02 x 1.81 x 1.26 inches)
• Horse: Height 10.6 cm ; Width 11.2 cm ; Depth 2.8 cm (4.17 x 4.41 x 1.10 inches)
• Mother with baby in cradleboard: Height 10.2 cm ; Width 3.8 cm ; Depth 3.2 cm (4.02 x 1.50 x 1.26 inches)
• Woman with fruit basket: Height 10.2 cm ; Width 3.4 cm ; Depth 3.8 cm (4.02 x 1.34 x 1.50 inches)
• Young boy: Height 6.4 cm ; Width 2.4 cm ; Depth 2.4 cm (2.52 x 0.94 x 0.94 inches)
• Warrior with shield: Height 10.4 cm ; Width 4.2 cm ; Depth 2.4 cm (4.09 x 1.65 x 0.94 inches)
• Campfire: Height 2.2 cm ; Width 4.6 cm ; Depth 5.6 cm (0.87 x 1.81 x 2.20 inches)
• Teepee: Height 22.0 cm ; Width 17.0 cm ; Depth 17.0 cm (8.66 x 6.69 x 6.69 inches)

Set 3 — The Wolf Lodge

• Standing tribal chief: Height 11.8 cm ; Width 4.8 cm ; Depth 2.8 cm (4.65 x 1.89 x 1.10 inches)
• Sleeping woman: Height 2.4 cm ; Width 9.4 cm ; Depth 4.2 cm (0.94 x 3.70 x 1.65 inches)
• Little girl (standing): Height 7.2 cm ; Width 2.4 cm ; Depth 2.2 cm (2.83 x 0.94 x 0.87 inches)
• Boy on bear skin rug: Height 3.2 cm ; Width 4.0 cm ; Depth 1.8 cm (1.26 x 1.57 x 0.71 inches)
• Woman with satchel: Height 10.0 cm ; Width 3.4 cm ; Depth 3.4 cm (3.94 x 1.34 x 1.34 inches)
• Man in wolf fur: Height 10.6 cm ; Width 5.6 cm ; Depth 2.6 cm (4.17 x 2.20 x 1.02 inches)
• Bear skin rug: Height 2.2 cm ; Width 12.0 cm ; Depth 10.0 cm (0.87 x 4.72 x 3.94 inches)
• Teepee: Height 22.0 cm ; Width 17.0 cm ; Depth 17.0 cm (8.66 x 6.69 x 6.69 inches)

Solid ash wood — dense, smooth-grained and exceptionally durable. Each piece is hand-carved, then hand-sanded through multiple grits for a silky finish. Painted with water-based, non-toxic paints applied in multiple fine layers, then sealed with pure olive oil for a natural, child-safe protective coating. The teepees are multi-piece assemblies, hand-cut and hand-finished from solid ash wood panels. No plastic components, no MDF, no veneers. EN71 certified. Each piece is unique — small variations in colour and wood grain are the signature of genuine handmade work.

Most toys tell children what to do. This one asks: what story do you want to tell?

The Native American People set introduces children to a way of living rooted in respect for nature, community and tradition — through play, not a lesson. It sparks organic curiosity about food, shelter, family roles and the natural world, and opens conversations about cultural history in a way that feels meaningful rather than didactic.

Aligned with Montessori and Waldorf principles, this set supports open-ended imaginative play, fine motor development and narrative thinking. The variety of figurines — chief, mother, children, warrior, horse, canoe — gives children enough richness to build entire story worlds, without the play being scripted for them.

Built from solid ash wood and finished with olive oil, it is safe, durable and designed to be passed down. This is the kind of toy that ends up in a child's memory as clearly as in their toybox.