Native American Artists

Oglala Lakota Nation member Jared Lanz, hand makes this lovely beaded medallion bag. Jared attaches a long shoulder strap if you want to use this as a small purse. It can be worn as a beaded medallion. Jared uses soft cream colored leather for his...

Local Oglala Lakota Nation member Jared Lanz, hand makes and decorates this rectangle bag. The beadwork style is Arapahoe and the seashells are added on the sides. Jared beads with glass beads, adds a long leather thing that is decorated with larger...

Mnicoujou Lakota artist Jim Little Wounded free hand paint this incredibly intricate feather design on a leather cover. Jim pays homage to the Four Directions creating a balance in his artwork. Jim paints the shield with acrylic paint and ink. The piece...

Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda DuBray creates this clever design with the user in mind, the strap can be unhooked and the just the bag can be used as a clutch. The beaded strap easily clips onto the bag. Brand chose a vibrant red paired with a blue...

Hand beaded with hand cut glass Italian beads by Kevin D. Fast Horse Sr., Oglala Lakota Nation member. Kevin makes this purse with the user in mind, he leaves a gap in the beadwork on the shoulder strap for your hand. He weights the flap down with...

Local Mnicoujou Lakota artist Jeremiah “J.J.” Little Wounded hand makes this X-Long Lance to commemorate the ultimate buffalo hunt. The act of riding up  on a buffalo and thrusting a lance into its heart would be rewarding or deadly...

Jeremiah “JJ” Little Wounded, Mnicoujou Lakota Nation member, hand crafts a woman’s breastplate with black hair pipe, and brass beads and Bells. He adds a small detail of an abalone shell with two decorated dangles and tiny pennies. The...

Local Mnicoujou Lakota Nation member Jeremiah “JJ” Little Wounded, hand crafts a woman’s breastplate with black hair pipe, brass beads and white shell beads. The construction can be described as solid and this item can be used as part...

This beautiful piece of wall art was free hand drawn and painted by Evans Flammond Sr., Sicangu Lakota Nation member. The serene scenery depicts a lodge guided by the spirit of the buffalo and the eagle. Evans hangs the art from a decorated hanger. The...

Hand painted by local Sicangu Lakota Nation member Evans Flammond, Sr., he pays homage to the Four Directions with groupings of 4. Evans said “I started with the center and the rest of the design evolved from there. I wanted to use the same color...

Hand beaded by local Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda DuBray, she combines pearl finish beads with opaque beads to help make her Painted Ponies more vibrant. She carves the backboards from wood, attaches one lizard and one turtle amulet, she finishes...

Oglala Lakota Nation member Kevin Fast Horse Sr. hand beads with old stock glass Italian beads, these are the same beads his ancestors traded for. He attaches his beadwork to commercially tanned deer leather. Kevin decorates the bag with abalone shells,...

Hand painted by Mike McLeod, Bad River Band Chippewa, with acrylic paint. Mike paints the “Circle of Battle” design.  Mike finishes the buffalo robe with abalone shell discs and leather tassels. The piece is signed by the artist...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...