Hatteras Fattie Plover

Hatteras, North Carolina, before 1900, carved and painted wood.

Length 12 in.

Former Collection of Dr. John Funderburg, former director of North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

A nice thick bodied shorebird carved in a running form.

Original paint worn to bare wood in places, age check in top of the head, bill professional replaced by Russ Allen.