Native American Artists

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...

Created by local Lakota beadwork artist Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota, she hand beads this lovely purse with glass beads in shades of red and turquoise. Brenda adds a zippered closure to help secure your personal items, she finished the zipper with a...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads in royal blue, red, orange, yellow, black and white his signature geometric pattern.  He also accents it with fringe and...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads in red, yellow, green, and blue his signature geometric pattern.  He also accents it with fringe and loop for a belt to go...

Local Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda Dubray hand beads this lovely extra large square bag with beaded shoulder strap. Brenda decorates the shoulder strap with beaded buffalo tracks and beads the front of the bag with a buffalo on a periwinkle colored...

Native American artist Evans Flammond Sr., Sicangu Lakota hand paints this buffalo robe featuring a 5 lodges, a war pony, buffalo skull, and tracks in a splash of vibrant colors.  The robe is signed by the artist. Dimensions: length 82 inches x...

Local Native American artist Evans Flammond Sr., Sicangu Lakota, hand paints this deer hide with the image of a dark red moon paired monochromatic images.  Evans paints with acrylic paint on a commercially tanned deer hide. He hangs the hide from a...

Native American artist Evans Flammond Sr., Sicangu Lakota, hand paints this deer hide with the image of lodges, only one features blue and yellow designs. Evans added an emerging buffalo skull, the sun and four flying eagles. Evans paints with acrylic...

Lakota artist Brenda DuBray hand crafts this unique magnet using a combination of brown and black beads, leather, and acrylic paints to create the buffalo design. Dimensions: Length 3.5 x Width 2 inches *measurements are approximate*

Lakota artist Brenda DuBray hand crafts this unique magnet with red and black beads.  She also uses leather and acrylic paints to compete the bear design. Dimensions: Length 3 x Width 2 inches *measurements are approximate*

Lakota artist Brenda DuBray hand crafts this unique magnet with blue, black, and amber colored beads.  She also uses leather, a brass spot, and acrylic paints to compete the bear design. Dimensions: Length 3 x Width 2 inches *measurements are...

Lakota artist Brenda DuBray hand crafts this unique magnet using a combination of blue, red, orange black, and amber colored beads, a brass spot, leather, and acrylic paints to form the turtle design. Dimensions: Length 2.75 x Width 2 inches *all...

Lakota artist Brenda DuBray hand crafts this unique magnet using a combination of pink, black, white powder blue, and amber colored beads, a brass spot and felt material to form the turtle design. Dimensions: Length 3 x Width 2.25 inches *all...

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...

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 small tipi design against a forest green background.  He also accents it with fringe and loop for...

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...

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...

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...

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 beadwork artist Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota Nation, hand beads this beautiful horse design with glass beads, love the turquoise blue background color. Brenda’s work can be described as neat and tidy, she adds two beaded amulets to...