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ITEM NUMBER: AH0680
Cigar Store Indian
$35,000
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Carved and painted cigar store Indian tobacconist figure, Circa 1900,or earlier retaining an old layered paint history, 53 1/2" H. Property of the Fenimore Art Museum sold to benefit the Acquisitions Fund. Good condition with old crackled surface. Thin sheet of wood between figure and base is modern. Feather possibly an old replacement.
American Indians and tobacco had always been associated because American Indians introduced tobacco to Europeans, and the depiction of Native people on smoke shop signs was inevitable. As early as the 17th Century, European tobacconists used figures of American Indians to advertise their shops. Most European carvers had never seen a Native American. By the time the smoke shop figure arrived in the Americas in the late 18th Century, it had become thoroughly "Indian."
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American Indians and tobacco had always been associated because American Indians introduced tobacco to Europeans, and the depiction of Native people on smoke shop signs was inevitable. As early as the 17th Century, European tobacconists used figures of American Indians to advertise their shops. Most European carvers had never seen a Native American. By the time the smoke shop figure arrived in the Americas in the late 18th Century, it had become thoroughly "Indian."
This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our website. Please contact the Gallery at (208) 769-7575; info@ciscosgallery.com to get a shipping quote, or to purchase.
PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Unknown, United States
SIZE: 53 1/2" h
