Native American Artists

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...

Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda DuBray, hand beads this belt bag with glass beads on commercially tanned deer leather.  Brenda finishes the bag with long leather fringe, metal cones, bone discs and an abalone shell. The bag cinches to help...

Native American artist Mike McLeod, Bad River Band Chippewa, hand paints this skull with red on one side and yellow on the other, the element created here is Hail. Mike paints the skull with acrylic paint and covers each side with colored leather dots...

J.J. Little Wounded, Cheyenne River Sioux Nation, creates this hand rattle using a turtle shell, glass beads and a rapped wooden handle. Rattles are sometimes used to help focus prayers, or send away bad energies or even to attract good energies, it all...

Local Mnicoujou Lakota Nation member J.J. Little Wounded hand crafts this hand rattle using a turtle shell attached to a wooden handle. The rattle sound is enclosed with stretched rawhide cinched tight around the edge of the shell and then attached to a...

Native American artist Travis Tremblay, Listuguj Mi’kmaq Canada, uses dyed porcupine quills and glass beads on deer leather to create this knife sheath.  Travis cleans and dyes the quills with commercial dye, he uses the glass beads to edge...

Oglala Lakota artist Brenda DuBray creates this medium sized cradleboard using a combination of beads creating a geometric design and commercially tanned deer leather for the shape of the cradle where it’s stuffed with red felt material. ...

Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda DuBray uses glass beads to represent the excitement of a horse raid, it’s dangerous. Brenda beads onto soft deer leather, she creates the shape of the bag and adds a weighted flap closure. The flap can be tied...

Hand Beaded and quilled by local Lakota artist Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation member. Jared loves to re-create pieces he has seen at Pow Wow's, museums and private collections. He is skilled with glass beads and chooses the use hand cut glass Italian...

Native American beadwork artist Travis Tremblay, Listuguj Mi’kmaq Nation member (Canada), likes the beadwork styles of many Nations. This bag is styled after the Crow Nation or Apsaalooke People, the trick is to make is hard to know which is the...

Hand Painted by Native American artist Mike McLeod, Bad River Band Chippewa, he uses the distinctive color scheme of green, yellow and red for his beadwork design, imitating the service ribbon. Mike adds a large piece of red wool cloth, abalone shells,...

Hand painted by Mike McLeod, Bad River Band Chippewa, with acrylic paint. Mike paints the on-going battle between the Plains Indians and the U.S. Cavalry. Mike finishes the decoration with cloth dangles attached to abalone shells. The piece is signed by...

Created by local Lakota artist Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation. This magnificent piece is quilled and beaded on hand tanned buffalo rawhide, the bag can be described as neat and tidy and can be used for your most inter-personal needs. The actual...

Local Native American beadwork artist Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation, uses a very old knife and builds a new sheath around it. The knife measures 15 inches long. Jared used glass beads on tanned leather, he finishes the sheath with tin cones...

Native American Beadwork artist Leaf Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation, creates an old style of trade era knife and sheath sets.  Leaf uses glass beads on brain tanned deer hide. The knife is an antique trade items. Measures:Sheath: Length 13 1/2 |...

Native American artist Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation, hand beads his images onto buffalo hide that is smoked and brain tanned. Jared uses red white heart beads for the main bands and other colored hand cut glass Italian beads. The piece is open...

This Native American made burnished silver pendant features a striking cut through dragonfly design, the effect is a stunning piece of jewelry.  The braided sterling silver chain accents the shimmer given off by the finish of the pendant. ...

Simple and stylish, these Native American made sterling silver earrings were handcrafted by Lakota Sioux artist Paul Szabo.The earrings feature a single buffalo set against a textured surface. They are mounted with a sterling silver French wire hook...

These Native American made tear drop shaped earrings feature a cut dragonfly design with a brushed silver surface.The texture and shape of the earrings catch just enough light that they make an attractive accessory for someone with long or short hair...

This Native American made ring features a slate patterned textured sterling silver background with an oxidized dragonfly design. All sizes are available in whole and half sizes. Special requests for sizes can be made in the "comments" section or e-mail...

This exquisite Native American made ring features a textured sterling silver band and an image of a buffalo in gold.The silver band has slate texturing and the buffalo is overlaid in 14K gold.These particular rings are made by Native American artist Paul...

Each bag is decorated with a band of beadwork, long fringe along the bottom edge, and a few beads on the leather drawstring around the top of the bag.These beaded leather bags by Native American artist Kevin D. Fast Horse, Oglala Lakota Nation member,...