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Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994


Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994
Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994
Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994
Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994
Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994
Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994

Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994    Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994
Carved and painted pine or cottonwood male figure by well known Navajo artist Harold Willeto. Wonderful, image of a Yei spirit with an eagle for strength and power on his head, hands in the air, snakes on his body and face, and other designs on the sides and back that look like images from sand painting.

Harold is one of two surviving children of famous Navajo artist Charlie Willeto who was the first among the tribe to carve wood into folk art pieces, and to start the folk art style seen and collected today. Harold followed in his fathers footsteps, but refining Charlies style into his own, more unique pieces, meant to portray the strength and ongoing dependability of Navajo ceremonialism and culture. 16 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2; Excellent Condition; Signed: "Harold Willeto 94" on bottom of one foot. More information on the Willeto family, with images of their work, in the book Navajo Folk Art, the People Speak, by Chuck and Jan Rosenak.

_gsrx_vers_795 GS 7.0.7 (795). The item "Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994" is in sale since Saturday, April 13, 2019. This item is in the category "Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art". The seller is "santafesandy" and is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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  1. Original/Reproduction: Original
  2. Region of Origin: US-Southwest
  3. Signed?

    6" H x 5 1/2" W x 1 1/2"
  4. Artist: Harold Willeto
  5. Material: Painted Wood
  6. Subject: Male Yei Figure
  7. Style: Outsider, Navajo Folk Art
  8. Date of Creation: 1990-1999
  9. Type: Sculptures & Carvings
  10. Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  11. Year: 1994
  12. Originality: Original

Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994    Navajo Folk Artist Harold Willeto, Carved Painted Male Yei Figure, 1994