Purses & Bags

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Jared Lanz (Oglala Lakota) hand makes this mirror bag with commercially tanned leather as well as cotton ticking material and sewn with real sinew.  The bag is decorated with powder blue, royal blue, greasy yellow, and red...

Native American artist Travis Tremblay (Mi’kmaq - Canada) creates this particular strike a lite bag with commercially tanned white leather.  The bag is decorated with a combination of different colored Czech style as well as brass Old style...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

“During the protest at Standing Rock I was working, but I felt the power of prayers from the camps, it was good medicine. The Greed bag design consists of the gold tipi which represents the people who went against others and the redline represents...

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,...