Cherokee

$2,925.00 CAD

Cheryl Safren

Acrylic and beads on leather.

40x51x1"

A North American Indian language, part of the Iroquoian family. Sequoyah developed the Cherokee syllabary from 1809 to 1821. His handwritten system has 86 symbols. These are actual letters in the Cherokee language that I painted on leather using the colors employed by that Native nation.