Delbert "Cigar" Daisey (1928-2017), Black Duck

Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1980, carved and painted wood and pressed cork, glass eyes, branded CIGAR, signed, included CIGAR branded anchor weight.

Length 16 in.

Private Collection, Chincoteague, Virginia

Cigar was given his nickname by a game warden when he lost some cigars while stealing ducks from the warden's trap. Cigar Daisey and his stories are of folk legend. His life and decoys have been memorialized in a book by Doily Fulcher.

Original with no signs of use.