About Sioux Pottery

Made from the red clay of the Black Hills, SD, USA ~ sacred to the Lakota People ~ and a fine imported white clay from Kentucky. Each piece is crafted by the Sioux artists and decorated with designs and symbols important to their culture.

 The Paha Sapa (Black Hills) provided shelter, food, and sustenance for the Indian Tribes of the Great Sioux Nation, and continues to yield the red clay used in making Sioux Pottery.

The triangular symbols developed and used by the Seven Tribes of the Lakota depicted the nature surrounding them, their dealings and important events. These symbols dominated the intricate designs of their bead work, and decorated their skin garments, weapons, utensils and pottery. 

Sioux symbols alone, or in combination, express the spirit and culture of the Lakota people. Sioux Artists have skillfully adapted these symbols in the unique decorative designs of Sioux Pottery.

The importance of the buffalo (Totonka) to the Sioux Indians cannot be overstated. From spoons to tipis the buffalo provided virtually everything needed for their existence. Every part of the buffalo not used for food was put to good use; bones, hoofs, horns, hides, and innards. Even the dung was saved and used as fuel. Standing six feet tall and weighing up to 2,000 pounds, the buffalo was worshipped as a sacred animal ~ its spirit praised before every hunt.