CALIFORNIA

ARTISANS

Saddle bag by unknown artist, possibly Sicangu Lakota Tribe, 1900
Victoria G. Adams
Artwork © Victoria G. Adams.
Artwork © Victoria G. Adams.

Artist: Southern Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribe of Oklahoma

P.O. Box 649

Columbia, California 95310

Email: info@victoriaadamsjewelry.com

Tel: (505) 670-6532

Products: Bench jeweler working in precious metals; sterling silver and high karat gold. Precious and semi-precious gem stones. Creating one of a kind articles of jewelry; rings, pendants, necklaces, bracelets, buckle sets. Also producing evening bags made of exotic leathers, with sterling silver, gemstones and gold hardware and embellishments.

A Gallery of Nations

2021 Gayle Way

Carlsbad, California 98002

Email: info@agalleryofnations.com

Owner: Eleanor Lefthand Bianchi (Arapaho)

Products: Silver, Pottery, Carvings, Basketry, Original Artwork, Contemporary & Traditional Jewelry, Books, Puzzles & CD's.

American Indian Art & Gift Shop (NCIDC) A Nonprofit Organization

241 "F" St.

Eureka, California 95501 (Hwy 101)

Tel: (707) 445-8451

Fax: (707) 445-8479

Hours: Mon-Sat/ 10:00am - 6:00pm

Executive Director: Terry Coltra

Manager: Dawn-Marie Woodman

Products: Silver, Pottery, Carvings, Basketry, Original Artwork, Contemporary & Traditional Jewelry, Books, Puzzles & CD's.

Black Eagle

Artist (Shoshone-Yokut)

P.O. Box 233

Mountain Ranch, California 95246

Tel: (209) 754-9220

By appointment only.

Products: Original Shoshone artifacts such as warrior shirts, cradleboards, buffalo rawhide war and medicine shields, bone hairpipe breastplates, decorated war pipe axes, hawks, clubs, and lances; bone and rawhide rattles, personal items such as medicine pouches. Contemporary warrior spirit Masks. Call for more information.

Gabriel Jewelry

Davis, California

Email: vfgabriel@hotmail.com

Artist: Victor Gabriel (Washoe)

Products: Traditional and contemporary jewelry in sterling silver and gold; incorporate turquoise, lapis, sugilite, opal, coral, and other stones. Accept special orders.

Generations by Linda Vit

Artist (Karuk)

P.O. Box 3317

Eureka, California 95501

Tel: (707) 442-8800

Fax: (707) 445-0745

Email: indianwest@yahoo.com

Products: Beadwork; hide paintings; artifacts; hide designs.

George Blake's Studio

Artist (Hupa-Yurok)

P.O. Box 1304

Hoopa, California 95546

(Pine Creek Rd, central Hoopa)

Tel: (916) 625-4619

Products: Silver and gold jewelry with California basket designs and precious and semi-precious stones; traditional and contemporary art; traditional redwood canoes, sinew-backed yew bows, elk antler carvings, large and miniature canoes, pottery, ceramic sculpture, wood carvings. Special orders accepted. Call or write for information.

Healing Forest Jewelry

Artist/Owner:  Jasper Begay, (Navajo (Diné))

PO Box 130

Placerville, California 95667

Email:  jasper@healingforestjewelry.com

Website:  www.healingforestjewelry.com

    www.etsy.com/shop/HealingForestJewelry

 

Products:  Jewelry, woodwork, leather work, beadwork, handmade items, beads, materials. 

Indian West Emporium

326 2nd Street

Eureka, California 95501

Tel: (707) 442-3042

Fax: (707) 445-0745

Email: indianwest@yahoo.com

Owner: Linda C. Vit (Karuk)

Manager: Michelle Abram (Karuk)

Products: Jewelry; hide paintings; beadwork; carvings; clothing; gifts; rugs; books; music; drums; flutes. Hours: 10:30am-6:00pm, Monday-Saturday.

Jeanette M. Innerarity

9431 Acapulco Way

Elk Grove, California 95624

Tel: (916) 690-5157

Email: 4jmariei@gmail.com

Artist: Northern Sierra Miwok

Products: Jewelry, beadwork, Native clothing designs. Special commissions accepted. E-mail or call for more details.

Skye K. Innerarity

9431 Acapulco Way

Elk Grove, California 95624

Tel: (916) 690-5168

Email: skyeinnerarity@gmail.com

Artist: Northern Sierra Miwok

Products: Jewelry, beadwork, Native clothing designs. Special commissions accepted. E-mail or call for more details.

Intertribal Friendship House Gift Shop
A Nonprofit Organization

523 East 14th St.

Oakland, California 94606 (Nimitz, Hwy. 17)

Tel: (510) 452-1235

Manager: Susie Astor (Yurok-Chippewa).

Hours: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri

Products: Beadwork, silver jewelry, rugs and blankets, moccasins. No catalog.

Irigoyen Art
"Ave Rapaz" and "Destreza." © Carlos Willcuts Irigoyen
Ave Rapaz and Destreza. © Carlos Willcuts Irigoyen.

San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico

Email: irigoyen.art@gmail.com

Web: www.facebook.com/Irigoyen.art

Artist: Carlos Willcuts Irigoyen (Rosebud Sioux)

Products: Prismacolor works.

 

Lone Elk Creations

1449 Country Club Drive

Escondido, California 92029

Email: oglalawoman1951@sbcglobal.net

Web: www.facebook.com/LoneElkCreations

Owner: Diane Tells His Name (Oglala Sioux)

Products: Native American and museum-quality made dolls with cloth, leather, horsetail hair, fur accents, and shells.

Gye Nyame Maat

31333 Neuma Dr.

Cathedral City, California 92234

Tel: (760) 808-9508

No regular hours

Products: Ceramics, pottery, and sculpture: bowls, cups, vases, teapots, plates, functional items, etc. Each design is specially handcrafted with unique traditional carvings. Special orders and credit cards accepted.

Akua Two Hawk Maat Designs

15030 Mountain View

Desert Hot Springs, California 92240

Tel: (951) 552-3923

Artist/Owner: Akua Maat (Muscogee Creek)
No regular hours

Products: handcrafted drums, drum sticks, jewelry and beadwork, wood walking sticks.

My Native Corner
Artwork © Catherine E. Ornelia.
Artwork © Catherine E. Ornelia.

250 E. Grand Ave. Suite C

Escondido, California 92025

Tel: (760) 532-9425

Email: mynativecorner@gmail.com

Owner: Catherine E. Ornelia (Akimel O'odham)

Products: Gourd art, custom beaded creations that include jewelry, loomwork and more. For special commissions, demonstrations, classes and orders please contact me via email.

Native American Dolls & Creations

Orangevale, California 95662

Tel: (916) 987-4812

Email: thejewelofthelamath@yahoo.com

Owner: Irene Jewel Wilson (Yurok)

Q'osta:n Designs

Owner/Artist Aninda Lewis (Hupa)

9901 State Hwy 96

Hoopa, California 95546

Tel:  (707) 497-8489

Website:  www.qostandesigns.com 

                  www.etsy.com/shop/QostanDesigns  

No regular hours.

 

Products:  Handmade Native Crochet Caps, Native American Apparel, Car Accessories, Graduation Stoles, Cell Phone Cases, Drinkware, Cutting Boards, Custom Orders, Bulk Orders for Businesses. 

Aninda Lewis Artwork 2022
Aninda Lewis Artwork (c)2022
Aninda Lewis Artwork 2022
Aninda Lewis Artwork (c)2022

 

Ronald Chee Studio
"Untitled" and "South Border." © Ronald Chee.
Untitled and South Border. © Ronald Chee.

Artist (Navajo)

2914 Ellesmere Ave.

Costa Mesa, California 92626

Tel: (714) 549-0148 or (714) 334-9052

Website: www.ronaldchee.com

Email: rachee@mac.com

Products: Specializing in oil-based ink monotypes; acrylic paintings; and limited edition gicleé prints. Predominantly contemporary format dealing with interpretations of traditional Navajo myths and culture. Award winning. Retail/Wholesale. Special commissions available. Mail order or by appointment.

Heather Sapp

Artist (Muscogee Creek)

P.O. Box 711144

Santee, California 92072

Tel: (619) 448-1192

Email: rockbrightstar03@cox.net

Products: Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, medallions, dreamcatchers, beaded pipes, keychains, lanyards, and feathered items. Materials include: beads, shells, horse hair, leather, buckskin, bone, arrowheads, conchos, coral, sterling silver plated and 14k gold plated earring hooks, assorted feathers, quills, pipes and charms.

Scripsit

c/o Glenn Billy

1592 Union St. #356

San Francisco, California 94123

Tel: (415) 586-4202

Artist/Owner: Glenn Billy (Pomo)

Hours: No regular hours

Products: Greeting cards with Indian words, each with an Indian design; calligraphy on paper. Custom orders for certificates, honorary awards; special orders accepted. Mail order; wholesale-retail.

Seven Seminoles An Authentic Native American Trading Co.
"Travel Bag" and "School Backpack." © Lisa Jean Mann-Mattson
Travel Bag and School Backpack. © Lisa Jean Mann-Mattson

1444 Main St., Unit 3567

Ramona, California 92065 Email:lisa.m@sevenseminoles.com or

sevenseminoles@gmail.com

Artist/Owner: Lisa Jean Mann-Mattson (Seminole of Oklahoma/Chickasaw)

Products: Handcrafted, contemporary interpretations of traditional Seminole patchwork, in handbags, apparel, masks, and accessories. Please visit Etsy, eBay, Instagram @SevenSeminoles or www.Sevenseminoles.com.

Shades of Rez Studio
"A Canvas of Wind and Wood" and "Sandcast Dragonfly and Natural Coral Necklace." ©  Tim Blueflint Ramel.  
A Canvas of Wind and Wood and Sandcast Dragonfly and Natural Coral Necklace. ©
Tim Blueflint Ramel.

P.O. Box 1694

Clearlake Oaks, CA 95423

Tel: (702) 497-7062

Email: timblueflint@shadesofrez.com

Web: www.shadesofrez.com, www.blueflintflutes.com, www.blueflintdesigns.com

Artist/Owner: Tim Blueflint Ramel (Chippewa/Comanche)

Products: Fine Art Native American flutes and Contemporary Jewelry. Each flute is custom designed and meticulously hand-crafted from the finest domestic and exotic hardwoods, concert tuned, individually signed and numbered, with a variety of keys and bore sizes available.

Contemporary jewelry designs reflect a fusion of the finest of materials and unique textures, all displayed in understated elegance. The collection includes unique, original pieces derived from fabrication and casting that clearly reflect traditional Native American elements, yet are designed for everyday wear. Special orders accepted for both retail and wholesale. Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express accepted.

Sierra Mono Museum

33103 Road 228

(Intersection of Road 225 and 228)

North Fork, California 93643

Non-profit organization (owned and operated by the Mono Indians)

Web: www.northforkrancheria-nsn.gov

Products: Native American basket collection, artifacts, art, and animal dioramas. Gift shop with handcrafted beadwork, basketry, and books. Open to the public Tues-Sat, 10am-3:30pm. Special guided tours upon request. Basketweaving classes upon request. Archaeological facility open to qualified researchers.

StarrCraft Jewelry

1550 Myrtle Avenue

Eureka, California 95501

Tel: (707) 444-3354

Email: farrel@northcoast.com

Artist/Owner: Farrel Starr (Quinault)

Products: Abalone, clamshell, pine nut, silver, copper, and gem stone jewelry- Necklaces, earrings, bracelets, lanyards, beaded hair clips and hair sticks. Special orders accepted. Write, call, or e-mail for additional information.

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