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​An award winning artist, Terra Houska was born and raised in the Black Hills of South Dakota. A lifelong, lover of Native American Arts, Terra has integrated her Lakota, Cheyenne, and Czech ancestries into her beading technique's  for the past 15 years. Learning to bead from her late grandmother, relatives, and friends, she has come to favor the 1850-1920’s plains beadwork designs.

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    Luta, Dakota floral purse
    Luta, Dakota floral purse
    Using antique, vintage and modern beads to recreate a Dakota floral style that was typically used on clothing.
    Red Cloud Agency 145 year
    Red Cloud Agency 145 year
    A commemorative piece celebrating 145 years of the Red Cloud Indian Reservation (now Pine Ridge). Using prisma colored pencils, antique beads, antique military button, and India ink on antique ledger paper.
    Dakota Winyan
    Dakota Winyan
    Leather suede purse beaded with size 12 antique Italian beads.
    Ho Chunk wedding accessories
    Ho Chunk wedding accessories
    Commissioned bridal set for a Ho chunk/Potawatomi bride.
    Arapaho Style Moccasins
    Arapaho Style Moccasins
    Commissioned moccasins for an Arapaho boy.
    Stands Holy
    Stands Holy
    A historic photo turned into wearable art. Stands Holy was a daughter of Sitting Bull. If you look closely she is wearing dentallium hairties that have inspired so much of my jewelry.
    Dakota Floral Dentallium
    Dakota Floral Dentallium
    These are a combination of two of my favorites. Traditional dentallium earrings combined with my favorite floral.
    Dentallium Necklace
    Dentallium Necklace
    One of a kind hand made dentallium statement necklaces. These necklaces were inspired by the old time women dentallium capes that were worn by Lakota women in the early 1800's.
    Lakota Woman
    Lakota Woman
    Commissioned medallion for recent college graduate.
    Indian Head Nickel Earrings
    Indian Head Nickel Earrings
    These earrings are versatile with antique nickels (both of the same year) and vibrant sunburst colors.
    Baby Moccasins
    Baby Moccasins
    Beaded baby moccasins in Lakota style.
    Dakota Sapa
    Dakota Sapa
    Dakota Floral Necklace with leather tassel.
    Porcupine earrings
    Porcupine earrings
    Porcupine quill designer earrings. These earrings are made with porcupine quills harvested by myself. No animals were harmed during harvest, they are from deceased animals as a result of vehicle accidents (road kill).
    Fancy shawl regalia accessories
    Fancy shawl regalia accessories
    Commissioned fancy shawl accessory set.
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    Toddler outfit

    Toddler outfit

    beaded moccasins

    beaded moccasins

    Commisioned Woman's Buckskin top

    Commisioned Woman's Buckskin top

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