Native American Artists

This particular shield is hand crafted by Mnicoujou Lakota artist Jim Little Wounded.  He uses acrylic paints and free hands the buffalo warrior design.  He also accents the shield with a hand made buffalo charm equipped with beadwork, an...

Native American artist Jim Little Wounded (Mnicoujou Lakota) hand paints the image of buffalo tracks which represents a prominent symbol of strength and protection onto the shield.  Jim uses acrylic paints and decorates the shield with a combination...

Hand crafted by Oglala Lakota Nation member Tim Lammers. Tim is an expert crafter because of his ancient knowledge of how to accurately make an item that would have been used, in this instance, it’s a small game arrow with a bone arrow tip. The...

Hand crafted by Oglala Lakota Nation member Tim Lammers. Tim is an expert crafter because of his ancient knowledge of how to accurately make an item that would have been used, in this instance, it’s a small game arrow with a bone arrow tip. The...

Hand crafted by Oglala Lakota Nation member Tim Lammers. Tim is an expert crafter because of his ancient knowledge of how to accurately make an item that would have been used, in this instance, it’s a small game arrow. The shaft is made from a...

Hand crafted by Oglala Lakota Nation member Tim Lammers. Tim is an expert crafter because of his ancient knowledge of how to accurately make an item that would have been used, in this instance, it’s a small game arrow. The shaft is made from a...

Hand crafted by Oglala Lakota Nation member Tim Lammers. Tim is a master crafter with his ancient knowledge of how to accurately make an item that would have been used, in this instance, it’s a small game arrow. The shaft is made from a willow...

Created by Oglala Lakota Nation member Tim Lammers. Tim is exceptional with his ancient knowledge of how to accurately make an item that would have been used, in this instance, it’s a small game arrow. The shaft is made from a willow branch, the...

Created by local Oglala Lakota artist Tim Lammers. Tim is exceptional with his ancient knowledge of how to accurately make an item that would have been used, in this instance, it’s a small game arrow. The shaft is made from a willow branch, the...

Local Lakota beadwork artist Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota Nation, hand beads this special purse with glass beads. She decorates the purse leather dangles that feature metal cones, metal beads and bone discs. The flap of the purse secures with leather...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads the geometric as well as large tipi design against a forest green background.  He also accents it with fringe and loop for...

Hand painted by Bad River Band Chippewa artist Mike McLeod. Some Plains cultures tell the story that stars are the campfires of our ancestors who are waiting for us to join them. Mike paints the skull with acrylic paint. He leaves the horn covers...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads the geometric as well as small tipi design against a forest green background.  He also accents it with fringe and loop for...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads the geometric as well as eight-pointed starburst design against an aqua blue background.  He also accents it with fringe...

The purse is a really beautiful piece of art created by Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda DuBray who paired matte finish beads with opaque beads. There are shades of purple, hot pink, black and white beads. She made this purse in a square shape, lined...

Mnicoujou Lakota artist, Aryanna “Fred” Little Wounded, learned from her grandfather Jim Little Wounded, how to create historical pieces including large effigy “Hand” rattles. The hand rattle is painted with the scene of running...

Bad River Band Chippewa artist Mike McLeod decorates this buffalo skull to commemorate the life of a specific warrior, Heyoka is contrary which is perfectly depicted. Mike uses acrylic paint for the red and blue, he adds leather circles and leather...

Mnicoujou Lakota artist Aryanna “Fred” Little Wounded, learned from her elder Jim Little Wounded, how to create historical pieces including small effigy style hand rattles.  Rattles are used for many different reasons, attracting...

Dimensions: full length (w/fringe) 36 | length (bag by itself) 28 x width 6.75 inches *measurements are approximate* Native American artist Brenda DuBray (Oglala Lakota) creates the pipe bag with commercially tanned leather and hand beads a pink...

Hand carved by local Cheyenne River Sioux Nation member Eric Iron Star, he softens the horn first and then carves and shapes it into a ladle with a deer head motif. Ladles like this were sometimes used communally and as the ladle was passed around the...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses a commercially tanned  leather to create this particular medicine bag.  He hand beads a blue and yellow geometric design against a brown background and accents the bag with tassel ties, beads, and...

Oglala Lakota artist Evans Flammond Sr., uses acrylic paints and free hand creates the image onto the commercially tanned buffalo robe where a brightly colored “encampment” scene of tipis, buffalo skulls, tracks, and war ponies.  Evans...

Created in the historical style of the Plains Indians, Native American artist Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation member, made a recreation of a small sewing bag. Bags made carrying your very important personal items much easier, the design will keep your...

Native American artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., fashions this particular axe with a hand-forged head and a wooden handle which he then wraps with commercially tanned leather.  Kevin accents the axe with a fringed drop and adorns it with his signature...