Traditional BeadworkKiva maintains a selection of traditional beaded items. These include strike-a-light bags, possibles bags, ration ticket bags, medicine pouches and small fetish bags. They are made by a variety of artists of deerskin and elkhide from either tanned commercially or are vegetable/smoke tanned skins. The beadwork may be stitched in place, traditionally or loom beaded and attached. Visit our Ebay Store for the most current selection. Some examples are shown, below:
Beaded Knife Sheaths and Medicine Pouches by Martin & Kimimi Ashley
of the Salish & Kootenai Tribe of Montana.
(Girl's Turtle Amulets are also available and usually in stock. Colors and designs vary)
Also available by special order (availability varies)...
- Beaded and Quilled Pipe Bags, with fringe and slats at the bottom
- Strike-a-light Bags with traditional fringe and tin cones
- Flute Bags
- Quilled Face Paint Pouches
- Beaded and quilled Ration Ticket Pouches
- Navajo, Peyote Stitched items, rattles and feather fans
