Knotts Island, North Carolina, circa 1910, carved and painted wood.

Length 16 in.

Most of Linwood Dudley decoys reflect the period in which he carved them which is the first quarter of the twentieth century. They decoys were larger and showed up better in the open sound where most of the hunting took place. This example has a pronounced hump back, a neck shelf, and an early iron ballast.


Old gunning paint, working repair to the neck, age check on the bottom.