This is a fabulous Sioux Indian hide beaded and dentalium shell large doll from renowned Sioux Mary Standstall 1940-1950’s. The large example is comprised of Indian tanned hide covered with beautiful beadwork, painting and dentalium shell beads. The piece shows a large dress with dentalium shell cape, parfleche beaded belt showing a parfleche rawhide beaded knife sheath with small carved wooden knife, as well a parfleche beaded strike-a-lite bag or flat bag, and fully beaded moccasins with tall high top leggings. The front cap shows three rows of dentalium number one wampum shells with a petite beaded strip running down the length of each shoulder, red stroud wool at the neck and the back shows a matching three row section covering the entire section with dentalium shells. The beads are all glass trade seed beads in smaller petite size showing colors of greasy light blue, chalk white, red, cobalt, and medium green. The face shows red painted features, petite beaded facial features, hair pipe bone beaded chocker, dentalium shell earrings with red white heart petite seed beads and real human hair. Mary Standstall was known to work almost exclusively in dolls during the 1940-1950’s (mid-1900) with several examples being from the Dr. Kent Vickery (1942-2011) collection which sold at Cowan’s in 2013; there was also a large collection of these Mary Standsall dolls from a noted Billings, Montana and Big Sky, Montana collection out of the Yellowstone club; this is truly a fine example with the rare dentalium shell accents. The piece is very well kept with soft supple hides, little to no bead loss and presents very well. Measures overall 13-inches tall by 12-inches wide.