David Chethlahe Pala ( 1926 - 1984 ) was a painter. David Chethlahe Pala s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices varying from 475 USD for a Navajo mother with child in a cradle board in 2007 to 600 USD for First Pine Tree, The Owl in 2009 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.