herters-factory-mn-great-horned-owl-decoy
Lot 1199
Herters Factory (MN), Great Horned Owl Decoy
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Waseca, Minnesota, circa 1940, made from balsa, inserted bear claw bill, with hard wood ears and taxidermy glass eyes, on a custom stand.

Height 21.5 in.

Owl decoys were used to attract crows in farming communities as crows hate owls.

Original paint worn to bare wood.