Guthrie Family (NC), Published Pair of Root Head Curlews

Harkers Island, North Carolina, circa 1900, these two Guthrie family cork-body curlews have great form and folk art appeal, featuring long extended bills and solid cork bodies, published on page 29 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen and Philip Harvey.

Length 22 in.

From the Personal Collection of Philip and Susan Harvey

Worn original paint; damage to cork bodies on both decoys.