Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, circa 1920s, carved and painted wood, incised MLM indicating it was once in the hunting rig of Marvin Lamay Midgett.

Length 18 in.

From the hunting rig of Marvin Midgett.

Joe Perry carved several stands of redhead and canvasback decoys. They have a forward crest on the heads similar to those made by John Austin but generally have longer bodies. His decoys were hunted frequently in Caffey's Inlet.

Original paint, multiple age checks, neck crack.