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Wooden Indians

This painted cutout cigar-store Indian was made in about 1900, probably in the Midwest. The back is a flat board. The front has some shallow carving to indicate the figure’s limbs and facial features. Copake Auction in Copake, N.Y., sold it for $575 in March 2010.Wooden Indians have been displayed at tobacco stores since the 19th century. Store signs at that tim....

 

 
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