Cigar Store Indian Corn Maiden

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Details:
5', 8" tall including the feather
13" x 13" base
Signed F. Gallagher on the back

PLEASE ALLOW 2-5 BUSINESS DAYS FOR PROCESSING AND 4-6 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY AS THIS INDIAN IS MADE TO ORDER.

SHIPPING $200.00 INCLUDED IN PRICE

You've seen them at trading posts and you've seen them at souvenir shops. Now have your own Cigar Store Indian by Frank Gallagher. This is a truly unique conversation piece, for home, office or store front. It was carved by the same family that carved the very first one for a man that owned Gallagher's Furniture Store in the 1800s. Own a piece of American heritage, a Frank Gallagher original sculpture. Frank went "all out" for this one carving extra fine details and painting with exceptional care. This Indian Maiden holds a couple of ears of corn in her hand instead of cigars. She is hand-carved, a REAL BEAUTY!

The inspiration for Cigar Store Wood Carvings came after Native Americans introduced English settlers to tobacco in Virginia during the 1600s. Later, merchants put the sculptures outside their stores to show customers that they sold tobacco products. The image of the Native American was used as homage to those earlier days when the friendly Natives showed the settlers their special crop.

Frank Gallagher’s ancestor, one of the first wooden Indian carvers, started carving his Indians in the 1840s. His great, great grandson, Frank, is known to be one of approximately 12 full-blooded Man-Dan Indians still living. Unfortunately, the Man-Dan village was infected by small pox which nearly wiped out the entire tribe. Frank's ancestor, however, was away from the village at the time working for a furniture maker. The furniture maker's name was Samuel Gallagher. Following the custom of Indian laborers of that era, Frank took his employer's last name as his own. One of the original Wooden Indians is on display in the Smithsonian Institute. The Gallagher’s continue the art of carving as their ancestors would want it, by hand.

Aspen wood from Colorado is the preferred raw material for the creations of the Gallaghers. NOTE: Natural wood cracks occasionally and it is not a defect.

A copy of the two-page story highlighting the Gallagher family from the June 1998 Issue of Arizona Highways will be sent with each Gallagher Indian.

Frank Gallagher’s ancestor, one of the first wooden Indian carvers, started carving his Indians in the 1840s. His great, great grandson, Frank, is known to be one of approximately 12 full-blooded Man-Dan Indians still living. Unfortunately, the Man-Dan village was infected by small pox which nearly wiped out the entire tribe. Frank's ancestor, however, was away from the village at the time working for a furniture maker. The furniture maker's name was Samuel Gallagher. Following the custom of Indian laborers of that era, Frank took his employer's last name as his own. One of the original Wooden Indians is on display in the Smithsonian Institute. The Gallagher’s continue the art of carving as their ancestors would want it, by hand.

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