This amazing Carter-Hoffman wood carved statue is of the William & Mary Indians (now called the more politically correct Tribe). It features a Native American Indian dressed in a full headdress and wearing the team colors of green & gold. It is the standard 5" tall variation and would have to grade near mint.

Did you know: The College of William and Mary has a new logo that sheds the two feathers that made the NCAA deem its previous athletic logo offensive because of its stereotypical reference to American Indians.The logo revealed the college's familiar "W&M" monogram and uses the school's more traditional colors of green and gold instead of the more recent green and yellow. The logo, in four similar designs, will be used not just by the athletic department but campuswide on business cards, stationary and other items.

In 2004, the National Collegiate Athletic Association began reviewing American Indian-themed mascots, nicknames and logos used by more than 30 schools to see if they could be considered "hostile and abusive."  

The NCAA ruled that William and Mary could keep its Tribe nickname but could not display its athletic logo with feathers at NCAA championship events or host NCAA tournament games where the logo would be shown.

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