Percy Carawan (NC, 1910-2005), Pair of Pintails

Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina, circa 1980s, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, signed in paint. This pair was carved by Percy Carawan and painted by Joan Sears.

Length 22 in.

Percy was one of Mattamuskeet's few veteran hunting guides and decoy makers. He is one of North Carolina's most significant decoy makers. He fashioned his heads from black gum roots salvaged from Lake Mattamuskeet. He soaked the roots in water as they were much easier to carve when wet.

Original paint, neck on the hen broke and has a crude repair with glue present.

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