Ambrose "Hambone" Twiford (NC, 1926-2002), Bluebill

Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1970, carved and painted wood. incised AT, incised W Ambrose

Length 16.25 in.

From the Personal Collection of Chandler Sawyer, Maple, North Carolina

From the hunting rig of West Ambrose.

Hambone was one of the most respected of all Currituck carvers, producing large birds that rode the Currituck chop well.

Old gunning paint, some soiling to the surface.