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Decoys are carved or turned wooden copies of birds, fish, or animals. Native Americans used grasses as the first decoys to lure waterfowl into what seemed their nesting areas before capturing them. The decoy was placed in the water or propped on the shore to lure flying birds to the pond for hunters. Some decoys are handmade; some are commercial products. Today there is a group of artists making modern decoys for display, not for use in a pond.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Decoys | Goose | Sheldon, Outlaw, Opens In Middle To Hide Full Size Duck, C.1920 | 1995 | | Decoys | Hooded Merganser | Pete Peterson, 1980, Pair | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Drake | Original Paint, Glass Eyes, F. Uzee, Louisiana, Signed, 16 In. | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Drake | Original Paint, Glass Eyes, Wm. E. Pratt Co., Chicago 1920s, 17 In. | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Drake | Snakelike Neck, Tack Eyes, Raised Wing Tips, 19 In. | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Drake | Tucked Head, Papier-mache | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Drake | Victor, No. 118 | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Drake | Weighted, Marked Perdew, Henry, Illinois | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Hen | Balsa Body, Original Keel, Wildfowler Decoy Co., C.1946 | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Hen | Glass Eyes, Yellow Over Varnish, 17 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Hen | Inscribed Base, W. Sheerman, 1967 | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard Hen | Weighted, Marked Perdew, Henry, Illinois | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard | Carved & Painted, Solberg | 1995 | | Decoys | Mallard | Stevens Factory | 1995 | | Decoys | Merganser Drake | Benjamin Smith, Branded Top & Bottom, C.1890 | 1995 | | Decoys | Merganser Drake | Hollow Block, Glass Eyes, Holloway, 14 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Decoys | Merganser Hen | Augustis Aaron Wilson, C.1900, Miniature | 1995 | | Decoys | Merganser | Carved Tail, Martin Collins, Oval Stamp | 1995 | | Decoys | Merganser | Glass Eyes, Original Paint, Folk Art Type, 17 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Decoys | Oldsquaw Drake | Joseph Whiting Lincoln, C.1900 | 1995 | | Decoys | Owl | Carrylite, Papier-mache | 1995 | | Decoys | Owl | Glass Eyes, Boales Swisher, Decatur, Illinois, Papier-mache, 12 3/4 In. | 1995 | | Decoys | Owl | Great Horned, Cloth, Glass Eyes, Herters Factory, C.1918 | 1995 | | Decoys | Owl | Papier-mache, Small | 1995 | | Decoys | Owl | Stuffed Canvas, Flapping Wing, Original Papers & Box, J. W. Reynolds Co. | 1995 |
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