Behold the wondrous Bead Library at Prairie Edge Trading Co. & Galleries in Rapid City, SD. Squirreled away on the shop’s second floor are cases upon color-coded cases of Venetian glass beads. Many are leftover from the Societa Veneziana de Conterie, a consortium of bead-making families operating in Murano, Italy, from 1898 to 1992. The candy-colored seed beads are similar to the ones that were introduced to the Plains Indians 300 years ago. If you see a gold ribbon around the top of the bottle, it means those beads are no longer for sale; everything else is fair game.

For a broader selection, head downstairs to the Sioux Trading Post, a craft supplies shop within Prairie Edge that sells elk hides, coyote pelts, rawhide lacing, porcupine claws, owl feathers, silver conchos, and Native American botanicals like gumweed and red willow. If you’re not the crafting type but still appreciate the aesthetic, take a spin around the shop gallery. Prairie Edge showcases ceremonial and contemporary drums, pipes, robes, weapons, and headdresses. You can invest in a conversation piece by a local Lakota artist or pick up a high-end souvenir—like an intricately beaded belt buckle or medicine wheel blanket from Pendleton.

606 Main St., Rapid City, SD; 605-342-3086.