attributed Aaron Hooper (NC, 1874-1959), Plover

Avon, North Carolina, circa 1910, carved and painted wood, iron bill.

Length 9.5 in

Aaron Hooper regularly hunted shorebirds on Gull Shoal Island. Rig mates to this decoy are published on page 149 and 150 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen and Philip Harvey.

Original paint with light gunning wear.