Lot 281: CHARLIE WILLETO (NATIVE AMERICAN, NAVAJO,

CHARLIE WILLETO (NATIVE AMERICAN, NAVAJO, 1897-1964). PAINTED FIGURE WITH "LIGHTNING" DESIGN. Height 26 1/2 inches. Provenance: Collected from the artist at a New Mexican roadside stand by American educator & artist, Alexander Masley (1903-1996). Cf. Chuck & Jan Rosenak, THE PEOPLE SPEAK, Navajo Folk Art, Flagstaff, 1994."àCharlie Willeto did not start to carve till 1961àFrom 1961 to 1964, Willeto carved approximately four hundred figures, ranging in height from a few inches to a massive pair more than five feet tall, but most of them were between twelve and thirty inchesà"