Featured in this lot is a beaded Cedar candlestick holder by Sioux artist, Kathleen Kills Thunder. The base of the candlestick holder is marked on the bottom as follows: Stanley - '98 - Cedar. The candlestick holder is fully beaded with traditional design of Kills Thunder that shows geometric patterns and is decorated with mother of pearl rectangular beads. The piece was made by Kathleen Kills Thunder (her legal name) and was born in 1947 in Seattle Washington. Her father, Ben Kills Thunder was a Sioux Indian from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Northeast Montana. Her mother was Spanish / Irish. Kathy grew up shuttling back and forth between Seattle and the Colville Indian Reservation in Northeast 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 Southeast Arizona and raises buffalo when she is not pursuing her artistic endeavors. The overall condition of this candle stick holder is good with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this candlestick holder are 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". The collective weight of this candlestick holder is 1lb 8oz.*