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Vintage Hand Beaded Wood Vase by Kills Thunder

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Bead Work Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:40.00 - 60.00 USD
Vintage Hand Beaded Wood Vase by Kills Thunder
Vintage Hand Beaded Wood Vase by Kills Thunder, wood vase is from the Catskill Mountains ca. 1920s-1930s, measures 10'' x 5.5'', beautifully beaded in vibrant colors with mother of pearl accent beads and beaded dangle, 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.