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Vintage Indian Maiden Minnehaha Print Advertising Calendar Lake Stevens WA 1921
$ 43.97
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Check out our store under the "Ephemera > Calendars" category for similar items and save on shipping!Estate sale find, vintage original complete 1921 advertising calendar for Eggert Mercantile Co., Lake Stevens, Washington, depicting a young Native American girl Minnehaha by artist James Arthur.
Minnehaha is a Native American woman documented in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. She is the lover of the titular protagonist Hiawatha and comes to a tragic end. The name, often said to mean "laughing water", literally translates to "waterfall" or "rapid water" in Dakota.
The figure of Minnehaha inspired later art works such as paintings, sculpture and music. The Death of Minnehaha is a frequent subject for paintings.
The item measure approximately 7" X 20", approximate shipping weight 8 ounces.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL - AS IS -STAINS AND AGE TONING - The item appears to be in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, chipping, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images.
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