AN AMERICAN PAINTED AND CARVED WOODAN AMERICAN PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD CIGAR STORE INDIAN,...AN AMERICAN PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD CIGAR STORE INDIAN, PROBABLY MARYLAND OR DELAWARE, LATE 19TH CENTURY, carved in a standing position with one leg slightly bent and holding a bundle of tobacco leaves over right arm, his intent expression is focused on scouting afar, while wearing a feathered headdress over black shoulder length hair enclosing hexagonal di-pyramid and ball earrings above a simple flat bead necklace, within a short-sleeved top above a cross-hatched belt suspending feathers and a fringed skirt over wrinkled buckskin style pants ending on stylized moccasins, his backside carved with a red painted draping textured cloak cinched at the waist by belt and held at hem with left hand ending on a vertical wood panel back, height (with original angular block wood base): 48 1/2", width: 16", depth: 13". Note: A very similar cigar/tobacco store Indian was sold by Crocker Farm on May 14,2013. The details shared by both Indian figures are numerous and can be found in the hair, facial features, hands, tobacco leaves, how the feathers are carved, the cloak and its' textured surface, the cross-hatched decoration, the moccasins, and the figure's stance as well as the angular base. These unique characteristics have been compared to an unrecorded carver who was known to have worked towards the end of the 19th century in the Baltimore, Maryland and Wilmington, Delaware regions. For more information on the related cigar store Indian please see; "ARTISTS IN WOOD: AMERICAN CARVERS OF CIGAR-STORE INDIANS, SHOW FIGURES, AND CIRCUS WAGONS," by Frederick Fried, Publisher Clarkson N. Potter, New York, 1970, p. 21. Provenance: The Roth Family Estate, Houston, Texas
Condition:
Good condition for antique cigar store Indians of this age, use, and materials including but not limited to expected age shrinkage cracks, chips, losses, wear, paint touch-ups, repairs, overpainting, restorations, and surface buildup throughout. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."