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My next collection drops August 8. Like many collections, it will likely only be available for 24-48 hours before most items are sold. This is also a preview of my couture collection for SWAIA Indian Market and an opportunity for early shopping of this work.

I am interested in making work that transmutes the philosophical and ceremonial continuums that are the backbone of our identities as Native Americans. My work is a contemporary adornment that is solidly rooted in Kiowa aesthetics.

Born and raised on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, my early years were filled with Shoshone, Arapaho and Kiowa aesthetics. I attended the Rhode Island School of Design before moving to Santa Fe in 1990.

In 2024, I collaborated with an American designer to create Lily Gladstone's look for the Met Gala. My works are in many museum collections and have been worn on the red carpet to the Emmys, Grammys, and Oscars.

More information on my work is available on my artist website, AtaumbiMetals.com.

Currently, all of my work is sold either on this site during a drop (when most work is available for 12-24 hours before selling out), at Santa Fe Indian Market or by commission. Most of my work is one of a kind and handmade.

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Become more familiar with my work below.

NY Times Profile

A profile detailing my choice of materials and their significance.

“These types of big pieces are actually acts of prayer for me,” she said. “That act of praying into an object is something that I grew up with. It’s a very traditional thing for Kiowas to do.”

Financial Times Profile

"I feel like I grew up here. When I first arrived, I was broke, working as a salesperson and saving for a place of my own. At one point I was living in a tent in the mountains. I think back to that version of myself, sitting on the mountain and dreaming of becoming who I am now, an artist making a living from my work. It was an environment that inspired me and made it all possible.

Recently in VOUGE

Every August, more than a thousand Native American artists from over 200 tribal nations gather at the Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico to sell their work....with community members wearing their best Native-made pieces—particularly earrings, which have long served as a striking cultural signifier.

“Native people have always valued adornment, and all genders wear earrings in my community,” says Keri Ataumbi, a Kiowa jeweler based in Santa Fe known for her striking earrings combining traditional materials—including feathers and porcupine hairs—with precious elements such as diamonds or gemstones. “Adornment serves as a highly communicative representation of our beliefs, and relays information about ourselves to others.”

As Featured on Lily Gladstone at the 2024 Met Gala

Honored to have Lily Gladstone wear a design that I made in collaboration with designer Gabriela Hearst. I made nearly 500 stars for the design and completed her look with diamond rings, diamond star earrings and a custom hair piece.