Norman Red Star

Lakota Sioux

Norman Red Star was born into the Sioux Nation in 1955. He was inspired to get into pottery making by his uncle, Elmer Red Starr, but he didn't really add it to his artistic repertoire until he was about 40. Previously he had done some beadwork, hand-carved stone sculptures and paintings.

His pottery is based on Santa Clara Pueblo styles and clays plus his own sgraffito Sioux designs.

Sgraffito buffalo hunt scene and kachina face medallion on a black jar

Black jar with sgraffito buffalo hunt scene and kachina face medallion
4.25 in h by 6 in Dia

Sgraffito buffalo hunt scene and inlaid turquoise accents on a black jar

Black jar with sgraffito buffalo hunt scene and inlaid turquoise accents
7.5 in H by 11 in Dia

Sgraffito bear and bear paw designs with inlaid turquoise on a polished black bowl

Burnished black bowl decorated with sgraffito bear and bear paw designs plus inlaid turquoise
4 in H by 5.5 in Dia

Sgraffito riders, buffalo, feathers and medallion signs plus inlaid turquoise on a burnished black bowl

Black burnished bowl decorated with sgraffito buffalo, feathers, riders and medallion designs plus inlaid turquoise
4 in H by 5.25 in Dia

Sgraffito horseback riders and buffalo plus inlaid turquoise on a burnished black bowl

Burnished black bowl decorated with sgraffito horseback riders and buffalo designs plus inlaid turquoise
4.75 in H by 5.5 in Dia

Sgraffito buffalo hunt and geometric designs on a red jar

Polished red jar decorated with sgraffito buffalo hunt and geometric designs
8.75 in H by 10.25 in Dia

Sioux-heritage sgraffito design on a black jar with inlaid stones

Black jar decorated with sgraffito Sioux-heritage design and inlaid stones
7.25 in H by 10 in Dia

Sgraffito buffalo hunter and Sioux motif on a red jar

Red jar decorated with a sgraffito buffalo hunter and Sioux motif
9.75 in H by 9.5 in Dia

Black jar decorated with a sgraffito Sioux design
4.25 in H by 6 in Dia

Sgraffito Sioux warrior, dancer and geometric design on a black jar with stone inlays

Black jar decorated with stone inlays and a sgraffito Sioux dancer, warrior and geometric design
3.75 in H by 5.25 in Dia

Sgraffito bison, feather and geometric design on a black jar with stone inlays

Black jar decorated with a sgraffito feather, bison and geometric design plus multiple inlaid stones
3.75 in H by 5.75 in Dia

Sgraffito Sioux design and inlaid blue stones on a black jar

Black jar decorated with a sgraffito Sioux design and inlaid blue stones
4.25 in H by 6 in Dia

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Norman Red Star

Lakota Sioux