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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 49910, member: 44&quot;]I agreed Bear. Also some on the east coast wore fronds, tobacco leaf, skirts. For the life of me, I can&#039;t find a pic now. I think???? I have seen tobacco store carved Indians in feather or/and leaf skirts. The only ones I can find today have the feathers or leaves over a fabric/deer skin skirt.</p><p><a href="http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/eastern5.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/eastern5.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/eastern5.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/peter4.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/peter4.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/peter4.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/oldclassic7.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/oldclassic7.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/oldclassic7.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/CigarStoreFrame.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/CigarStoreFrame.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cigarstoreindianstatue.com/CigarStoreFrame.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Those tobacco store NA were fantasy dressed and painted. The hair style doesn&#039;t look east coast Native American to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wendy, you aren&#039;t the only one that is thinking Aztec, etc... I think the Aztecs were at times depicted with fronds skirts. I believe there are Spanish depictions of Montezuma in fronds, with over-the-top head gear. The sculptor may be trying to represent a common &quot;Joe&quot;/&quot;José&quot; Aztec or Mexican Native American.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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