Pete "Hurricane" Peterson (VA, b. 1944), Pair of Redheads in the manner of Hog Island

Cape Charles, Virginia, circa 1986, carved and painted wood, inlet head, carved eyes, each signed in pen E.J. 'PETE' PETERSON / CAPE CHARLES, VA / 1986 and branded PETE on bottom.

Longest length 12 in.

From an Eastern Shore, Virginia Collector

Peterson is widely considered one of the finest living decoy makers. He has a style of his own. This early pair of redheads are influenced by those made on Hog Island in Northampton County, Virginia.

Original.