Henry Murphy (NC, 1898-1965), Redhead

Davis, North Carolina, circa 1920s, carved and painted wood; incised HM brand.

Length 14.5 in.

Purchased at the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild Auction in 2002.

This decoy is a Henry Murphy head on a Daddy Holly body and was utilized in Murphy`s personal hunting rig.

Old gunning paint, tight neck crack.