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In the form of a Canadian Goose, with glass eyes, incised bill, and a squared tail. There are stylized areas of paint that are realistically colored. The head is carved separately from the body.
decoys
carving (processes)
cedar (wood)
glass (material)
painting (coating)
Cedar
Glass
Carved
Painted
DECOY
Inscribed on adhesive tape on the bottom is: Joe Lincoln/Hingham, MA.
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
11.625 x 24 x 9 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1174
Massachusetts (United States)
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