Percy Carawan (NC, 1910-2005), Green-Winged Teal

Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina, circa 1930s and 1980s, carved and painted wood. The body was made in the 1930s and was reheaded by Percy Carawan in the 1980s.

Length 11.5 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. The head and body are both made from black gum root.


Original paint with heavy gunning wear, hit by shot, roughness to tail, gouge near tail on the right side, the head is not original to the body.

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