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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:Cigar Store advertising figure
Date Made:late 19th or early 20th century
Type:Sculpture; Advertising
Materials:Wood with paint
Place Made:North America; United States; Midwest (possibly)
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.92.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Life-size wooden statue of a stylized Native American man. Characteristic of statues designed for the outside of cigar stores. Subject is wearing a feather headband, cape, tunic, and leggings and is holding a pouch and bundle of cigars. The entire statue is mounted on a square piece of wood, attached to four wheels.

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