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THBAntique American Painted Wood Cigar Store Indian
Lot 19c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 25, 2021
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Bidsquare : American Frontier | Ethnographic | Tribal Art
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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
United States, ca. late 19th to early century CE. A tall wooden statue of a cigar store Indian, a figure once used to advertise tobacconists. The chief stands upright wearing a tall feathered headdress as well as traditional leather clothing with fringes, and carrying a hatchet. In one hand is a bundle of rolled cigars, a symbol of his purpose. The face and hands are painted a bright red hue, and black hair hangs past his shoulders. Size: 10" L x 8" W x 49" H (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm x 124.5 cm)
This figure was intended to be eye catching and easily recognizable by illiterate people. Tobacco was cultivated by Native Americans for thousands of years and became popular with the Europeans as a cash crop for use and trade. Tobacco shops quickly popped up around Europe and the American colonies. The illiterate could easily identify these shops by the large carvings of Native Americans, often holding bundles of cigars and dressed in eye catching feather headdresses, much like this example. These statues fell out of favor in the early 20th century, largely due to sidewalk obstruction laws; however, they are now highly collectible items. This is a fine example!
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#149923Large stable fissures on front. Surface abrasions, nicks, and chips. Expected fading of pigments. Overall, great preservation of details.Condition
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