ABOUT US

Tonweya Lodge, (which means “The Home of Goes First”) had its origin when it’s founders Gary and Delma Russell began creating Indian art objects for accents to go with the original Indian and Southwest paintings they were creating. It soon became obvious that there was a market for those art objects that was as vigorous as there was for the paintings, and the demand for truly authentic Native clothing was substantial.

Even though we had made regalia for our own use since the mid sixties, we were surprised at the number of folks who wanted us to make them something.  Since 1976 we have created a wide variety of Native American regalia for customers all over the U.S., Japan, Finland, West Germany, England, and in other countries as well  We have never actually advertised our business so we are always happy, and a little amazed, when we get calls from foreign countries from someone wanting to place an order.

For more info
please call
Gary & Delma
Russell

816-761-5848

Beginning in the early 1990’s we began exhibiting at some of the Western and Indian Art Markets.  Michael Martin Murphy’s “West Fest”, Copper Mountain Colorado, Randy Wilkerson’s Indian Art Market in Overland Park, Kansas, and the Indian Art Show in Atlanta, Georgia.  Two notable owners of our works are Western Artists Frank C. McCarthy and Armando Pena’.

A few other things a potential customer needs to know about us and our products are:

• We use only top quality material to construct our art items. We use nothing that you can buy in your local craft store. That is, NO Surede, NO felt, NO plastic. Our feathers, although reproductions are first quality hand painted feathers.
• Nothing is made prior to order.  We have NO inventory of wearable art. We custom make everything based on our customers size, and preferences, within the boundaries of tradition.
• Because what we make is custom made, we require a 50% Deposit on ALL orders.  The balance is due and payable on delivery.

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