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Antique West African Decoy Duck |
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| Dateline: Mid 20th Century |
Item# 36981 |
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Antique West African Decoy Duck
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| Dateline: Mid 20th Century |
Item# 36981 |
An antique West African carved wooden decoy Duck, probably circa 1930. This duck opens to reveal a two compartment interior, possibly used also as a container of sorts.
Measures 48 x 18 cms high.
A duck decoy is a man-made object resembling a real duck. Duck decoys are sometimes used in duck hunting to attract real ducks.
Duck decoys were historically carved from wood or cork, but modern ones are also made of canvas and plastic. They are usually painted, often elaborately and very accurately, to resemble various kinds of waterfowl.
Ever since Joel Barber, the first known decoy collector, started in 1918, decoys have become increasingly viewed as an important form of North American folk art. Barber's book Wild Fowl Decoys, was the first book on decoys as collectible objects. It was followed in 1965 by folk art dealer Adele Earnest's "The Art of the Decoy" and "American Bird Decoys" by collector Wm. F. Mackey.
William F. Mackey made many trips to Chincoteague Island for the great flounder fishing as well as hunting for Chincoteague decoys. On his trips to the island he called Snug Harbor Marina home.
Condition: Good.
Dimensions: Measures 48 x 18 cms high.
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