Weapons & Shields

This is a beautiful example of ancient iconic imagery, the Thunderbird provides the much needed elements like rain and wind. Jim paints the soft cover with acrylic paint, he adds a cluster of leather strips with glass beads and imitation feathers. There...

Native American artist Jim Little Wounded, Mnicoujou Lakota Nation, paints the image of a Spirit Bear and then adds a beaded Wakinyan (Thunder Bird) amulet. The Bear and the Thunderbird protect the shield bearer and guide their life. Jim paints the soft...

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...

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...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads in royal blue, red, orange, yellow, black and white his signature geometric pattern.  He also accents it with fringe and...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads in red, yellow, green, and blue his signature geometric pattern.  He also accents it with fringe and loop for a belt to go...

Inspired by the American flag, Lakota artist Frank Night Pipe paints a stylized version of the American flag onto the shield.  The artist further decorates the shield with a red felt drop and four imitation eagle feathers representing the four...

Native American artist Jim Little Wounded (Mnicoujou Lakota) hand paints the image of buffalo tracks which represents a prominent symbol of strength and protection onto the shield.  Jim uses acrylic paints and decorates the shield with a combination...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads the geometric as well as large tipi design against a forest green background.  He also accents it with fringe and loop for...

Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Fast Horse Sr., uses natural commercially tanned leather to create the knife sheath and hand beads the geometric as well as small tipi design against a forest green background.  He also accents it with fringe and loop for...

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...

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,...

Local Native American artist Jim Little wounded, Mnicoujou Lakota, hand paints the image of a ThunderBird entering the physical world bringing rain and thunder. Jim paints the shield with acrylic paint and finishes the piece with imitation feathers and...

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 |...

Hand made by local Oglala Lakota artist Jared Lanz, he uses glass beads to create his Hills with Blue Skies design. Jared attaches his beadwork to smoked deer hide. He finishes the piece with leather thongs and a useable knife. Measures:Length 13...

Painted by Non-Native American artist Dan Chapman, Sturgis, SD. Bears were honored as a powerful spirit, noted for their bravery and fighting strength. By depicting the bear image on his shield, the warrior received the bear's attributes in battle. In...

Created by non-Native American artist Dan Chapman, and inspired by a Woodlands design, this bow set features a leather bow case, a beaver pelt quiver, long leather fringe, and decorated arrows.The set includes (1) bow and (3) arrows. The bow case is made...

Painted by Non-Native American artist Dan Chapman, Sturgis, SD. The Bear Lance has a bear claw cut out of the hand-forged point and is trimmed with red trade cloth, imitation eagle feathers, horse hair, rooster tail feathers and leather fringes and...

Created by non-Native American artist Dan Chapman, this axe exhibits trademark Native American inspired craft - from a stylized bear claw insignia, cut from the hand-forged head to the leather wrapped wooden handle. Fringes, Italian glass beads, red...

Created by non-Native American artist Dan Chapman, this lance was designed to be rammed, not thrown, the trick to using a lance was to let go at the right moment so as to get maximum force without toppling horse and rider. The leather fringe decorating a...

Created by non-Native American artist Dan Chapman, and inspired by a Plains Indian design, this bow set features a tapered bow case, a quiver with beaded details, long leather fringe, and decorated arrows.The set includes (1) bow and (3) arrows. The bow...

Created by non-Native American artist Dan Chapman, many interpretations exist for the symbolism of a red hand print placed upon personal effects, lodges, or one's horse. Among them the Red Hand has stood for possession or ownership, involvement in...

Created by non-Native American artist Dan Chapman, some Native American war shields depicted all the information you needed to know about the person who was carrying this shield. This war bonnet design is common all across "Indian Country" and was mostly...