Purses, Bags & Amulets

Local Native American beadwork artist Emilie Ravenshead, Oglala Lakota Nation member, hand beads an old style pistol holder.  She covers the holster with soft leather and beads the leather with hand cut glass Italian beads. She creates a beautiful...

Native American beadwork artist Jared Lanz, Oglala Lakota Nation, uses a repurposed piece from a shirt called the bib. It’s worn on the top front of a shirt and can feature very elaborate beadwork. Jared uses hand cut glass Italian beads, these...

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 topaz...

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...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses a commercially tanned  leather to create this particular medicine bag.  He hand beads a blue and yellow geometric design against a brown background and accents the bag with tassel ties, beads, and...

Native American artist Brenda DuBray (Oglala Lakota) creates the pipe bag with commercially tanned leather and hand beads a red and blue geometric design on the front.  She also accents the pipe bag with mini hawk bells, mother of pearl discs, brass...

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...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses a commercially tanned  leather to create this particular mirror bag.  He hand beads a mother bear and her cub against a red background and accents the bag with a red beaded shoulder strap, leather...

Native American beadwork artist Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota member, creates this purse with the user in mind, the beadwork is neat and tidy, the zipper is meant to help secure your personal items and it’s just pretty. She beads the long shoulder...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses a commercially tanned and dyed green leather to create this particular tobacco bag.  He hand beads a yellow butterfly against a black background and accents the bag with tassel ties and fringe at the...

Local beadwork artist Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota Nation member, 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...

Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota Nation member, 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...

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...

Local 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 beads and an abalone shell. The bag cinches to help...

The beadwork on this purse can be described as neat and tidy, Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota Nation member, pairs the colors to create bursts of pattern across the front of the purse. She uses glass beads with unique finishes and then sews them into the...

Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota Nation member, hand beads this lovely purse. She uses white beads for the background and then pairs this with hints of transparent green glass beads. The purse beadwork is added to Pendleton blanket material with buffalo...

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...

Oglala Lakota Nation member Kevin Fast Horse Sr., hand beads his signature geometric pattern with yellow for the background color onto brown leather. The yellow pairs perfectly with the brown leather and shows off Kevin’s skill with elaborate...

Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda DuBray, hand beads this lovely bag with a grape and white background color and shades of pink Pendleton blanket material. Brenda uses glass beads and attaches her beadwork to wool material. She lines the inside of the...

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...

Hand beaded by Oglala Lakota Nation member Brenda DuBray, the colors are stunning next to the silver lined red glass beads. Brenda puts her beadwork on commercially tanned deer leather and adds long fringe. The actual bag measures 5 inches wide by 6...

Beadwork artist Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota Nation, hand beads this XLG shoulder bag with the exciting image of racing horses, she puts them on a blue colored background so the design really pops. She attaches her beadwork to commercially tanned...

This beautiful little belt bag was made by local Native American artist Brenda DuBray, Oglala Lakota Nation. Brenda beads only the front of the bag with glass beads, adds long leather fringe, and finishes the bag with metal beads and cones. The top of...

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...