Portsmouth Island, North Carolina, circa 1910, carved and painted wood.

Length 19 in.

Frank Gaskill brant decoys are highly desired by collectors. His work influenced many other waterman who served at the Life Saving Station on Portsmouth Island. Most of his decoys were carved in a swimming form which provides the collector a sense of movement while the decoy rests on the shelf. Many of his decoys received hard use and this example remains in remarkable structural condition.

Old gunning paint worn to bare wood in places.