Native American Artists

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,...

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,...

This particular loop style keychain is made by Oglala Lakota artist Brenda DuBray.  She uses a mixture of Cheyenne pink, black, red, white, gray, and turquoise blue beads to complete the design.  The keychain is accented with a pretty purple...

This particular loop style keychain is made by Oglala Lakota artist Brenda DuBray.  She uses a mixture of periwinkle blue, black, red, white, gray, and amber colored beads to complete the design.  The keychain is accented with a pretty brown...

This particular loop style keychain is made by Oglala Lakota artist Brenda DuBray.  She uses a mixture of light blue, black, red, white, and gray beads to complete the design.  The keychain is accented with a pretty brown patterned cotton...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...