Tobacconist Shop Figure of a Native American Woman ("Cigar Store Indian")
Unknown American, American
about 1860-1890
Wood, pigment, and gold leaf
Overall: 70 5/16 × 20 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (178.6 × 52.7 × 50.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert L. Ripley, Class of 1939H
40.15.17629
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Course History
NAS 8, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Vera Palmer, Fall 2012
NAS 8, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Vera Palmer, Spring 2012
NAS 8, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Vera Palmer, Spring 2013
NAS 8, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Vera Palmer, Spring 2013
NAS 8, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Vera Palmer, Fall 2014
NAS 8, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Vera Palmer, Fall 2014
Provenance
Collected by Robert L. (born LeRoy Robert) Ripley (1890-1949), Mamaroneck, New York, early 20th century (The Ripley's Believe It or Not Collection); given to present collection, 1940.
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