Two of the more common types of Indian cigar statues portray the “noble savage” with a stoic expression and passive stance; or the warrior, who brandishes a weapon he’s poised to use.

As an easy way to advertise to illiterate consumers, tobacco sellers displayed carved images of Native Americans that eventually become known as cigar store Indians. During the late 1800s, wooden ...

As an easy way to advertise to illiterate consumers, tobacco sellers displayed carved images of Native Americans that eventually become known as cigar store Indians. During the late 1800s, wooden ...

The wooden Indian was the accepted sign in front of a tobacco shop by the 1840s, but it was almost gone by 1900, replaced by flat signs with store names. The term “cigar store Indian” today ...

The wooden Indian was the accepted sign in front of a tobacco shop by the 1840s, but it was almost gone by 1900, replaced by flat signs with store names. The term "cigar store Indian" today ...

Most were destroyed. A well-made, well-preserved antique wooden Indian today sells for thousands of dollars. The record price for a cigar-store figure is $542,400 for a Punch figure, an English ...

Indian Maiden or [slang] Cigar Store Indian, no date [1800s]. Hand-painted, carved wood. Western Americana Collection, transferred from Nassau Hall October 1957. Provenance unknown. Ex 4872. Alfred ...

Head shots of bigwigs and Penthouse pinups sporting dedications scrawled in black Sharpie are taped to every scrap of wall and door, and two wooden ... with cigars, Three Little Indians also ...

A well-made, well-preserved antique wooden Indian sells today for thousands of dollars. The record price for a cigar-store figure is $542,400 for a Punch figure, an English comic character (not an ...

A group making off with a five-foot-tall wooden statue historically referred to as a cigar store Indian. Surveillance video just outside of Covered Wagon around 7:40 p.m. Monday night ...

these wooden boxes, all sorts. One of the jewellery boxes has an ornate carving of the Taj Mahal on the lid - the other has a dragon. The standing Indian elephant is a cigar case. The top comes ...