New Inlet, North Carolina, circa 1880s, carved and painted wood, branded WHW.

Length 15.5 in.

Stant White decoys are very old market hunting birds with classic form and some of the finest carved from North Carolina. The bodies have a distinctive pointed breast and the heads are very folksy, possibly carved with the point of a hatchet. They are some of the most collectible old folk art decoys from North Carolina, a blacksmith hand cut nail for rigging.

Old gunning paint taken down, working repair to the neck, multiple age checks, hit by shot on the right side.