$500 for the 3ft $700 for 5ftCIGAR STORE INDIAN, Frank Gallagher,  5' Chief w Turquoise Robe 5 Ft Sculpture For your consideration is this fantastic hand carved 5 foot Cigar Store Wooden Indian Chief with turquoise colored robe and tomahawk by Man-Dan Indian carver Frank Gallagher. The robe features a prominent red cross/four directions design. He holds a pack of cigars, wears a shirt with a Buffalo motif and a loin cloth with a teepee design. His tan boots are accented with fringe details. The hand painted details and colors are simply fabulous! Stands about 5' tall, including the drum type base. Signed on the back by the famous Man-Dan Indian carver Frank Gallagher. We are authorized dealers and are pleased to offer the iconic Cigar Store Indian wooden sculptures by the famous Gallagher family! The Gallaghers were the original carvers of the famous Cigar Store Indians that became a symbol of tobacco stores and trading posts in the Southwest. ~ Frank Gallagher's ancestor, one of the first wooden Indian carvers, started carving his Indians in the 1840's. His great, great grandson Frank is known to be one of approximately 12 true full-blooded Man-Dan Indians still living. Unfortunately, the Man-Dan village was infected by small pox which practically 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 are on display in the Smithsonian Institute. The Gallaghers continue the art of carving as their ancestor would want