THE BELLS OF YAHOOLA
16" x 21" double matted and
framed in gunmetal
cast paper edition of 100
10 artist proofs
$ 195
A long time ago, there was a Cherokee man
named Yahoola, who was a horse trader in the East. The people
knew when he was coming because of his singing and the tinkle of bells
he had braided in his ponies’ manes.
One day Yahoola became lost
during the early spring hunt when a snowstorm covered the mountains.
Cherokee searchers were unable to find him and gave him up for lost.
Two seasons later Yahoola appeared at his friend’s door and told how the
Immortals had found him and taken him in. Since he had eaten the
Immortal’s food, he was unable to rejoin the Cherokee but would come and
visit periodically. Eventually the visits ended.
There were rumors of the
removal and the Cherokee said, "perhaps when we get to Indian Territory, we
will see Yahoola again" but they never did.
