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cigar-store Indian

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ci·gar-store Indian (s-gärstôr, -str)
n.
A wooden effigy of a Native American holding a cluster of cigars, formerly used as the emblem of a tobacconist.


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Huff and John Fergurson, a professor of anthropology at the State University of New York at Cobleskill, selected a smorgasbord of objects and images for the show, including excerpts from history books, posters, magazine ads, cigar-store Indians, team mascots, and movies, including Drums Along the Mohawk and Dances with Wolves.
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