Cigar Store Indian
The cigar store Indian is a carved wooden figure historically used to advertise tobacco shops, symbolizing the link between Native Americans and tobacco introduced to Europeans. Originating in the 17th century, these figures helped largely illiterate populations identify stores and evolved into iconic pieces of folk art and commercial history.
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