Sequoyah - Cherokee, North Carolina
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N 35° 29.080 W 083° 18.949
17S E 289912 N 3929258
Sequoyah is one of a series of Indian carvings donated to each state.
Waymark Code: WMKQQW
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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From the Smithsonian AIC Description:

A bust of Sequoyah is wearing a pendant around his neck and a headwrap with a large protruding feather. The bust is mounted atop an inscribed multisided tiered base.

A plaque near the base of the redwood sculpture reads:

SEQUOYAH

This statue honoring Sequoyah, was the Cherokee genius who
invented the Cherokee alphabet, was sculpted from a single
giant California Sequoia (redwood) log which was
donated and shipped by Georgia-Pacific.

This is sculptor Peter Toth's 63rd statue across the
United States and Canada commemorating the
contributions of native Americans. Toth was invited to
sculpt the Sequoyah statue by Chief Robert S. Youngdeer
and museum director Ken Blankenship.

Dedicated: 30 September 1989

TITLE: Sequoyah

ARTIST(S): sculptor: Peter Toth, (1947- )

DATE: Dedicated Sept. 30, 1989

MEDIUM: Sculpture: wood; Base: stone

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NC000280

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