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Hand Beaded Turquoise Necklace by Kills Thunder

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Jewelry Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 80.00 USD
Hand Beaded Turquoise Necklace by Kills Thunder
Hand Beaded Turquoise Necklace by Kills Thunder, features turquoise heishi, mother of pearl beads, and sterling accent, necklace measures 24''L end to end and drop measures 4''L, beautiful turquoise, Artist Bio: Kathleen Kills Thunder (her legal name) was born in 1947 in Seattle, WA. Her father, Ben Kills Thunder, was a Sioux Indian from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in NE Montana. Her mother was Spanish/Irish. Kathy grew up shuttling back and forth between Seattle and the Colville Indian Reservation in NE Washington. Kathy has been painting and beading since she was six. She uses a bright color palette and prodigious imagination in creating her painted and beaded work. Kathy currently lives in SE Arizona and raises buffalo when she is not pursuing her artistic endeavors.