Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
5. information forms (objects)
6. information artifacts
7. [information artifacts by function]
8. [declaratory and advertising artifacts]
9. signs (declatory or advertising artifacts)
10. [signs by function]
11. identification signs
12. shop signs

Narrower term/s

• cigar-store figures[+]
  • cigar-store Indians

Anotations

Scope note:

Shop signs in the form of various types of figures, usually of carved wood, advertising tobacco products; popular in Europe from the 17th century and America from the 18th century until the early 20th century.