Ocracoke, North Carolina, circa 1950, painted canvas over wire construction, incised MG brand.

Length 27.5 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina

Former collection of Stuart Critcher.
Former hunting rig of Mace Garrish.

Conk O'Neal was the son of Ben O'Neal, the famous market hunter and guide from Ocracoke. Around the turn of the century, Ben made a lot of roothead brant and geese for his market hunting stand. Conk recalled that the family burned most of these decoys in the wood stove during the Second World War to keep warm.

Original paint with light wear, water spotting on canvas.