Native American Artists

This knife sheath is hand made by Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse. He uses commercially tanned leather to make the sheath and decorates it with Czech beads in brown, topaz, white, and blue to create the turtle and the geometric design.  The...

This knife sheath is hand made by Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse. He uses commercially tanned leather to make the sheath and decorates it with Czech beads in yellow, black, red, green, topaz, and light blue to create the deer and the geometric...

Hand painted by Evans Flammond Sr., Sicangu Lakota Oyate Nation member, who uses acrylic paint and free style draws all of his images. The scene is a serene image of a lodge under a red sun with eagles flying above. Evans added his signature singing...

Sicangu Oyate Nation member Evans Flammond Sr. hand paints the image of a red moon with a buffalo skull and 5 feathers. He paints a decorated hills design at the edge of the hide and then hangs the finished piece from a decorated stick. The stick is...

Local Sicangu Lakota artist Evans Flammond Sr. hand paints this commercially tanned deer hide with acrylic paints. He paints his signature design of singing horses under a beautiful Blue Moon. Evans hangs the painted deer hide from a decorated stick,...

This knife sheath is hand made by Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse. He uses commercially tanned leather to make the sheath and decorates it with Czech beads in yellow, black, topaz, red, and white to create the antelope and the geometric design. The...

This knife sheath is hand made by Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse. He uses commercially tanned leather to make the sheath and decorates it with Czech beads in brown, green, blue, yellow, Cheyenne pink, red, white, and black to create the turtle and...

Created by hand, Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation, this small bag would carry all of the items you needed to start a small fire. It would have been kept inside of your shirt or someplace that would stay dry. Jared uses smoked deer hide and decorates the...

The drum is from a company and is not Native American Made. The painting is by local Mnicoujou Lakota Nation member Jim Little Wounded. Jim paints the image of spirit bears chasing each other around the center of the drum and then paints the image of a...

Local Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda DuBray hand beads the front, strap and edge of this horse shoe shaped purse. Brenda includes a zipper at the top to help keep your personal items secure. Brenda decorates the purse with beaded dangles, mother pf...

Created by Native American beadwork artist Travis Tremblay, Listuguj Mi’kmaq Canada, using hand cut glass Italian beads. These are the old stock beads with special finishes to make the colors vibrant.  Travis puts his beadwork on commercially...

Local Native American beadwork artist Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation, hand beads this XLG Tipi Bag with hand cut glass Italian beads, these are the same beads that the Plains Indians first traded for with the U.S. government. The U.S. commissioned the...

Created by Native American artist Derrick Bear, Dakota Nation Standing Buffalo Group Ontario, he makes a full sized horse mask that can be used. Wearing a horse mask is an act of faith on the part of the horse, the horse has to trust in his rider...

This knife sheath is hand made by Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse. He uses commercially tanned leather to make the sheath and decorates it with Czech beads in black, yellow, amber, crystal, green, and blue to create the buffalo and geometric design...

This knife sheath is hand made by Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse. He uses commercially tanned leather to make the sheath and decorates it with Czech beads in green, red, amber, purple, blue, and crystal to create the bear paw and geometric design...

Native American artist Jim Little Wounded, Mnicoujou Lakota, hand paints the exciting imagery of a buffalo hunt under the watchful eye of his ancestors. Jim uses a commercially cleaned buffalo skull, he leaves the horn caps natural and unpolished. Jim...

Native American artist Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation, uses the classic Kapemni design, this design teaches us that what is above is below. Jared uses a beautiful piece of soft leather for the body of the bag, he adds the quilled slats and long...

Native American artist Mike McLeod, Bad river Band Chippewa, hand paints a herd of Appaloosa horse’s. This breed of horse was made famous by the Nez Perce, their expertise in breeding and raising horses with all the heart a rider needed to get...

Local Lakota artist Jim Little Wounded, Mnicoujou Lakota Nation, puts together a miniature tipi wrap in exact detail. He adds the smoke flaps and holes for stakes with tie downs. The painted image is a spectacular vision of hunting in our next life,...

Native American artist, Mike McLeod, Bad River Band Chippewa, hand paints this Buffalo Bull Skull with acrylic paint and then adds metal (silver) circles. Mike has need the skull Iron Ring. The skull is commercially cleaned and ready to hang, the horn...

Local Mnicoujou Lakota artist Jim Little Wounded paints the spirit world with Elk tracks, follow the Elk and your life can be healthy, prosperous, or powerful.  Jim adds imitation eagle feathers that are wrapped with beadwork, the center of the...

This historical re-creation by Oglala Lakota beadwork artist Emilie Ravenshead, is a beautiful example of small pouches that would be used to carry precious items. Emilie beads on tanned deer hide with hand cut glass Italian beads. She decorates the...

Oglala Lakota quillwork artist Caroline Ravenshead creates an Old West style holster and then decorates the piece with commercially dyed quills and old stock hand cut glass Italian beads. This piece can be used as the inside body of the holster is stiff...

Created by local beadwork artist Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota, she pairs a shiny bead with a matte color bead to create a beautiful combination. Brenda beads on a cream colored commercially tanned piece of deer leather, she adds leather fringe at the...