Small perching bird, carved and painted bright yellow. Pointed wings and square tail. Faintly carved eyes. No definition. Missing legs (two holes).
decoys
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
hunting
Hunting
Carved
Painted
Bird
Wood
Decoy
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
2 1/4 x 4 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.795
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