Artist Media Series
Contemporary
King Galleries - Indian Market 2023
Tammy Garcia
Susan Folwell
Autumn Borts
Les Namingha
Nathan Youngblood
Robert Patricio
Al Qoyawayma
Andrea Vargas
Steve Lucas
Jennifer Tafoya
Arthur Lopez
Historic
$ 325.00
Kevin and Valerie Pourier are Oglala Lakota. Their home and studio are located on the Pine Ridge Reservation – Medicine Root District, just on the northern edge of the Badlands area of the reservation. The inspirational and material source of the Pourierʼs work is rightly ascribed to what also happens to be the Lakota Peopleʼs first name, Pte Oyate kin, the Buffalo People. As partners, they are pleased to cultivate the idea that their work not only comes out of the lifeways of the People but is, moreover, a new cultural artform. Each piece is hand-cut from buffalo horn, which is then carved and inlaid with stones.
This pendant is made from buffalo horn and it is carved in the shape of a turtle. The back is inlaid with malachite and mother-of-pearl shell (white). The style of the design certainly reminds one of the imagery of a parfleche or other painted leather items.
Kevin’s jewelry and sculpture can be found in museums throughout the US. He has won numerous awards for his work, including “Best of Show” at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 2019. We are pleased to represent his work at our galleries in Santa Fe and Scottsdale.